New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1919, Page 5

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERAL D. MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1910 “VISITS GRAVE OF - Arthar Bengo Benson of Iast Berlin, ecently returned ) France and Wlhere he has been spending the pas ral weeks on a busines th impressions of existing conditions in Eurgpe today compared with those during war time, construction work in France is being undertaken by American tal, Mr. Beson stated, the French- reconstruction work. the cabaret and the theater of before the war times, he said. The theater «nd the cabarel are running twenty- four hours a day to m t during the v affec the United seem to bother the French- have to LOCAL SOLDIERS where in, France. dence of any France. D Returns 10 Cla- from Switzerland respect. Mr. Benson recounted | in Practically all re- tourists. labor and being very lax about | of the souve They prefer to | the prisoner: gay Bohemian life of | the scheme. to Mr up for time The coal situa- States | prisoners. Mr. least. The only notice- ners. ; e able thing that the Frenchmen did to relieve the conditions Curtail the train servic was done to the ca SON said that there w, of food 1o be hud, and not once did he | h without food and lots gf it can be had any- there was to sugar. There Visits Old Battlcfiel ons, Rheims, ! other notable war a large number of ¢ al still held by the 1t overseas with the | been put ai work vefuse and debris Chateau Thierry and Soissons is being done by Rather, scencs. man ‘prisoners, French, who have ning up the the war about they arve malk- | son. soavenirs out of exploded shells, | still all ove belt buckles and other articles still to be found on the former battlefields, v finding a ready market to do this by the French guards who “split” with the prisoners on the sale | 5. Both the guards and are gefting wealthy on reconstruction | work and cleaning up about the cities will never be accomplished, according Mr. nson and an Benson, until the government | were arrested at Belgrade which is in France near the Swiss border line by suspicion of Benson bought a num- | cartying silver into Switzerland. They were detained for several hours until steps in and puts a stop to this prac- | tice on the part, of the ber of the souvenirs from the German One was an ink well mage their innocence ‘was established. from the top of a but nothing erman shell. e Mr. Ben- 1 sundance | belt buckle with the inscription Alit Uns, bullets. supported by Better was no evi- | slowly buildin p, .M. shortage in ! Beaso thinks. Americans There tunity for Little however, in | the usual “pep” ac IPrance due value of the franc. ts L While at Belleau Wood among the pany I and E men from soldiers from Company T guards and | the French police under Austrian was an ink well made also has an made of a German ofl The cities levelled Ly the war are Benson but the slowness of the Frenchmen in constriction precents rapid progres : { 1€ it were not for American initia leflu Th]el‘[‘y and Be“eau WO d Mr. Benson visited Chateau Thier and money, it would be years before 0! Solss Belleau Wood & the cities would ever be rebuilt, ¥ ¥ oppo become wealthy in France now, as reconstru tion work is being left to the Ameri- cans for the most part, givin ant opportunity to any Americ ng to M Zusiness, hiowever, is at a the low There is eve Boys' Graves, Benson He remembered the name arl Medley of Platnvilie particularl There are also a number Polis] i3 bur- ied at Belleau Wood, he said Englishman shell. | om a er's | “Gott | steel | said, The prisoners are permitted | saw the graves of a number of Com- Cew Britain. of Priva Bx- plaining the cause of his detention, Mr. B d that the Frech franc is wo times much in Switz erland 2 s in nee due to its silver content, and practice umo ihe has become a Frenchmen to transter their franes to Sw to o in the doubled value. sult is that Switzerland has nearly all the French silver, despite the efforts of the French authoritics to stop it No one can carry more than 10 franes in silver into Switzerland without be- ing arrested and heavily fined. Mr. Benson added that in Paris it is tho custom to give char in postage stamps instead of silve not make purchas a person does not w a pocketful of postag but one can- with stamy 1t to be carry ticle. This is only one of the French government i® tr reruperate its silver supply. While in France Mr. Benson visited the American Peace Commission at the Hotel Crillion in Paris, He the Peace Palace at Versailles. s present when the Italian del- cgates left for Italy. England is far behind France on her food supply and the quality of its | food, said Mr. Benson. There seemed to be considerable confusion in Lon- don particularly. All the hotels are.! congested and ve done to alle little is ate the conditions. being ngland is Not G Ingland had nothing but rain and his sojourn there. There the gaiety in England that France, a pall sceming to the coutry nd is a real live place Mr a whole is enjoving apparent prosper- iy, Greatest of | All Tonics > to pay fhe exact price of an ar- | Ask any doctor if he can suggest a better tonic than the followingVinol formula,’ Cod Liver and Beef Peptones,Tron " and Sodium H. hosphite: Vormica sad Wik Cheary - 2% For all run-down, nervous,’ anaemic conditions, wealc women, overworked men, feeble old people and deli- cate children, there is no | remedy like Vinol. We guarantee it will build you up and make you strong or " we will give your money back Last Minute Christmas Suggestions- CANDY ALWAYS PLEASES LIGGETT’S CHOCOLATES Confections of rare goodness and purity. Every woman cxpects a box of Chocolates for Christmas and eve ery man feels it his duty to sce that she is not disappointed. Let Liggett's be your choice. 1In 1, 2, 3 and 5 pound boxes. $1.00, $1.10, $1.25, $1.35 and $1.50 Ib. Liggett's Assorted Chocolate M P - $1.75 Martan’s Chocolates . . S o ot ... 89¢ Triola Sweets ........ A . E e . @9%¢ Liggett's Moire ..... 5 B i K .. $1.50 Tempting Fru SR D s . x x 5 coee OO Page & Shaw ed Chocolates . $L251b Maxixe Cherries—Choéofite . Cbated table—plump, ripe cherries, with a heavy brown jucket As luscious and good as they are floating in Ma chino flavoring, cove of rich chocolat Pall Pound, 79¢. FENWAY PINK PACKAGE Our biggest Candy value—a collection of novelty Chocolates that has no equal at the price. The Chocolate ous, the package dainty and attractive—makes a very acceptable gift. 1-1b. box 90c, 8 brainerd’s BBenson found, the country boom- X n b —atleading drug stores—look [ ing with business just like the United . ! The Safe § § Drug Stores > ; ates and with just the sane iabor | FOr the Vinel sign on windows. | ; - g troubles, Labor is demanding high . . 3y % /) & but there is all kinds of work., Clavk & Brainerd Co., John J. 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