New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 18, 1919, Page 5

TALKING IT OVER WITH § AR T B NN RSS20 Glad de e these to thousands over the comes proudly our mothers all home hoto she 4 gals. White Sun gals, Ib. { Grease Ih. Ib. Two A. C. Pail Gear Compound MOTHER AND “HER” soldier of the Heroic 27th Division reviewing his experiences *“‘over there™ to a proud old mother and an admir- ing sweetheart., (¢) Underwood & Underwood. Transmission Grease Stark Gloves for Two Bethlehem Gloves for Discount of $1.00 on all Tubes. FRANKLIN FRANKLIN SQUARE. SPE@EAL 100 Prs of Ladies’ Shoes, regular $4, 100 Prs of Ladies’ fancy House Shpper 200 Prs of Children’s 3 Prs of Ladies’ Silk Hose, grey only MEN’S SHOE DEPT. All Our Marshall Shoes reduced All Our Emerson Shoes reduced All Our Keith’s Konqueror Shoes reduced . Hub Mark Rubbers, first quahty $1.00 . $1.00 $1.00 LADIES’ SHOE DEPT. Rochester make Shoes reduced . I)r Darling’s Comfort Shoes reduced $1.00 $1.00 MEN’S FURNISHING DEP’R One lot of Flannel Shlrts regular $2.50, $1 OO while they last Men’s Overalls, all sizes and colors’ 6 Prs Men’s 25¢ Hose, all colors 3 regular 75c Ties 1of w { property of the government; NEW BRITAIN GLORIOUS HISTORY | | | ploits of A. E. F. hington, D. is immortal history W insignia. which the war has authorized members of an Expeditionary Force to » and which the - already observed or soon sec on the oulders of the Loys from ‘“over there.” Yellow reptiles, cabalistic mysterious designs, m of bright colors, are becoming sights wherever the France congregate. 7hese devices symbolize the exploits and epitomizc in a way the records of the divisions ich their proud wearers were members in the months of bloody battling against the Hun. They S0 many trade-marks of the bravery and dash and victory of thg Ameri- can army in Franc To the man of the Iy of the cxpeditiona is nothing of mystery markings. T1 March 18 de- partme will dough- letters, them in familiar fighters from 1rmy—especial- force n these strange are cryptic only to the unmilitary persons who remained at home in the less heroic atmos- phere of civil lifé. Some of the in- signia which have alr od by the several div following: The. numeral “I" in crimson cloth on a background of khaki has been chosen by the First Division of the regular army. Although one of the simplest of the divisional devices, this is by no means the least significant. 1ts appropriateness becomes apparent in the briefest account of this organ- ization's career in France. The figure as the first Amer- France, that it was the to fire a shot at the Germans, the first to attack, the first to inflict and to sustain casualties. the first to be cited in general ovders, and the first in the number of division corps and army commanders, as well as general staff officers, produced from its personnel. This division reached France on Junc snd in the course of its operations captured 6,- 304 prisoners. ions are the ican division in Some Crack Guard Divisions, A Darrgd arrow of red is the in- signia_of the Thirty-second division, comprising the National Guards of Wisconsin and Michigan. It was se- lected because this o nization “shot throngh every line the Germans formed hefore them.” The Thirty- (hird division, of which the National <juard regiments of Chicago were units, typifies its history in a vellow Geneva cross on a black circle, which makes a’ combisation of the divisional colors. It is said that yellow was chosen because it was the only color available when the division v sembling its equipment in Texas. The C:enewa cross, long used to mark is reput s ast ed (o have had a terrifying fhe natives of the Philippines. \lthough known as the ‘‘wildecal division.” the Thirticth, composed largely of men from North and South Carolina and the mountains of Ten- nesse, did not make that animal its emblem. Instead, these fighters have honored Andrew Jackson and prefer +Old Hickory” as their deSignation. The letters And “H” in blue on # maroon background. with three Xs form cross-bar of the “H,” constitute the device. The Xs stand | ror 30. The Empire division, which in- j cludes the National Guard of York. has for its device a disk black enclosed in a circle of erims with a monogram of the letters Around the monogram are seven imson stars in the form of | zroup of the brighter luminaries of the constellation Orion. The Twenty- [ sixth (New England) division came known overseas as {he division and has adopfed the lgtters D.” in a blue monogram on a diamond of khaki. The Twenty-eighth in which were merged the National Guardsmen of Pennsylvania, has ap- opriately selected a keystone in red cloth as ts insignia. Other divisions and their are: The Second (of the regular army). 1 Indian head, with a background star and shield in various colors according to the divisional units, The Forty-second, a formed of concentric arcs hite and blue on a Kkhaki ound, The Eighteenth, the fizures white, superimposed on green cactus , under which is the legend, oli me tangere” (“Don’t touch me.") Thirty-first, conventionalized design of the letter “D. D.” in bright red Bighty-fourth, white disk sur- rounded by red circle on which is su- perimposed “Lincoln 84" in blue, with axe head of red and blue handle. Foutteenth, shield panel of green upon which is set a disk of y with black rim containing a head of a wolverine. Eleventh, head of circle. Twelfth (Plymouth), figure “12" in red on blue ground, pierced by bayo- net, all in gold border. Ninetieth (Alamo), “TO” in red. The ° s below the “T.” eral otlier divisions whi | distinction and colloquial de: | tions in Trance have not yet reported the adoption of insignia. to the of emblems of red, Lafayette in conventional- in the won gna- W. MENUS STORE 398 MAIN ST. NEW BRITAIN, CONN. To the Wife of if this should meet the eyes of & wite. mother or friend of someone addicted to drink, unable to overcome this ruinous habit, she may obtain information of & method by Which leglons of drinkers have been freed from the curse quickly, easily end with delightful benent in their health. efciency and happiness. This {nformation will be sent In plain envelope on request to Edw. J. Woods, D A—119, Station ¥, New York, N. 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