Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 4, 1918, Page 6

y par: »one & | 4 kS ¢ & the Union Jack : i Behind the stretcher came a contain { and forty-three men, all that were left .ot D Company. ! wrecked those crosses! Sty Hhivigh e e o hoce | from = little, black round huse in his | forehead. The sentence (K the court .:.ld Deen cwiy raised the Nmy over the gun, drerchief, he turned and in @ voice . 2ddresed them. ys Ceserter. He Bas redremed Himeelt, dled the death that his mates might That afterncon, 2 solemn procession wended ‘its way towasd the cemdtery. Tn the front a stretcher was carried {be If all the “Made in U. S. a." parts Across the stretcher was earefully spread. by two sergents Arriving at the cemetery, they halted in front of an open grave. Al about them, wooden crosses were broken and trampled into the ground. A grizzled old sergeant, noting this destruction, muttered under his breath: “Curse the cowardly blighter who 1t I could only get these two hands around his neck. his trip West would be a short one.” The corpse on the stretcher seemed to move, or ¥t might have been the wind blowing the folds of the U Jack. CHAPTER XXV PREPARING FOR THE BIG PUSH Rejoining Atwell after the execution I had a hard time trying to keep my secret from him. 1 think I must have lost at Ieast ten pounds worrying over the affair.’ Beginning at seven in the evening ic was our duty to patrol all communi cation and front line trenches, mak- iag note of unusual occurrences, and | urresting anyone who should, appear to be manner. We slept during the day. Behind the lines there was great pouring in, and long columns of troops ronstantly passing.. We were prepar- ing for the big offensive, the fore- and, | l ‘wondertul 't | fomptibie little {of men. : Huge fifteen-inch gune snaked + foot by foot, | Then a long 1 5 - these would pess me with' its mighty mon- mount. to -my face, becanse I could plain'y read on the name plats, “Made also read, “Made in £ oot map Se 1 | straggly that might . 8. A" WOl {of it were withdrawn. Then would come hundreds of lim- bers and “G. 8" wagons dra: ! sleek, well-fed mules. ridden my s'eck well-fed men ever smiling, although grimy with sweat and covered with the fine, white dust of the marvelous- 1y well-made French roads. * What a discouraging report the German airmen must have takon back to their Division Commanders, and | this stream is slowly but surely get- ting higger and bigeer everr day and the pace is always the same. No slower, no_faster, but ever onward, ver forward. July 1st—as the Battle of Somme has of the German trenches were dug about thirty kilos behind our lines. The Iayout of the trerches was tak- en from aeroplane phqfographs sub- i mitted by the Royal Flving Corps. The trenchs: were correct to. the foot they showed dugouts. saps, barbed wire defences and danger spots. Battalions that were to go over in three days to study these trenches, engage in practice atiacks, and. have nignt manouvers. Kach man was re- quired to make a map of the trenchns and famillarize himself with the names and Jocation of the parts his battalion was to attack. in the American - army non-com missioned officers are put through a FERGUSON'S on Frankiin Square Diamonds, Watches, Cut Glass and Silverware 239 Main Strest Py Seif Starting Remington Typewriters H. R. WAGNER 52 BroadWay Norwich, Conn. AND FOCKFT BILLARDS DOOLEY & SIMPSON Basement Thayer Building THE THAMES NATIONAL BANK 16 Shstucket St. We Cane Chairs and seii Canning at wholesale and retail. 8. MIKOLASI 38 Market St, Telephone 537-5 DR, C. 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LANE Shop tel. 731 House tel. 1123 Evorything Pure, Clean and Good at the PROVIDENCE BAKERY 66 Franklin St. Tel. 1133.3 e — VICTROLA IMPL!HE’!TI and i ster in tow, a flush of pride would I D, & A" and 1 wola remember that ‘WOre a name Lte ‘woul i D e [ servation wn by three waeks before the Big' Push of been called—started, exact duplicates | barding their lines A2+ and nieht. still the first waves were sent. back for 1 0 mi lines, T am hu-m' ve acer been advan point. The whole hearsed and rehearsed until we heart- &.mned the ‘one who had conceived The ing to a system which made it very simple for Tommy to find, even in the dark, any point in the German lines. These imitation trenchos, or trench models. were well guarded from ob-, by numerous allied plaines which constantly cirged above them No aerop] within observing distance. stricted area was maintained and no civilian was aHowed within three miles, so we felt sure that we had a great surprise in store for Fritz, When we took over the front line we received an awful shock. The the top of their trench showing the names that” he had called their h The sign read, *Fair” i on, according to the code names on our map. Then to rub it in, they hoisted some more signs which read: “When are you coming over?’ or "chome on, we are ready, stupid Eng- Shor Tt is still a mystery to me how thev obtained this knowledge. There had Dbéen no raids or prisoners taken, so it must have been the work of spies in_our own lines. Three cr four days before the Big Push we tried to’shatter Fritz's nerves by feint attacks, and. partially suc- ceeded as the official reports of July st show. Although we were constantly bom- we fooled the Germans several times ! This was accomplished by row an intense barrage into his s— then using smoke shells we would put a curtain of white smoke across ‘0 Man’s Land, commpletely obstruct- ing his view of our trenches, and would raise our curtain of fire as if in an actual attack All down our trenches the men would shout and cheer, and Fritz would turn loose. with machine gun, rifle and: shapnel fire, thinking e were {eoming over. -After tiite2 or four of these dum- my attacks his nerves must have been near the breaking point. On June 24, 1915, at 9:40 in the our ‘guns opened up, and hell was let Ioose. The din was' ferriffic, a constant b boom-boom in your ear. e sky was a red glare. ~S.ont had lasted ahout tWo hours when Fritz started replying. | Although we were sending over ten shells to his one, our casualties. were cavy. There was'a constant stream of siretchers coming out of the com- unieation ;trenches and burial parties were a common Sizht. In the dugouts the noise of the guns almost hurt. You had the samp se sation &s when riding on the subway ¥ou enmter the tube under the river 2oing to Broklyn—a sort of pressure n the ear drums, and the ground constantly trembling. The roads behind the trenches were very dangerous because Boche shrap- el ‘was constantly bursting oyer them. No_avoided these dangerous spots by 'rossing through -oi¢n flelds. The ‘destruetion in the German lines as awful and I really feit sorry for them because I realized how they must e _clicking it. From our front lin: trench, every Imow and again, we comld hear sharp | whistle blasts in the German trenc! Thers Hlasts were siznals for steotcher {hearers, and meant the wounding or {killing of some German in tbe service ;of his Fatherlsnd. i Atwefl and I had a tough time of 1t, patrolling tie different . trenches & 1ight, but after awhile got used to My old outfit, the machi: ompany, .was : stationed in phant dugounts ‘about four in reserve would stop. in-their dugout an * confab with my forme: mates. the .gloesn. “Over the tur. | with the best of Mek® had: been '..c\u\ded he still be alive or would he be lying somewhere in "ravoe” In mn old’ dilapidated house, | the wails of which were scarred with {machine gun bullets, No. 3 section of the machine gun company had its uarters. The company’s cooks pre- | pared the meais in this biliet. On the |Afth evening of the bombardment a n eight-inch shell registered a {Girect hit on the billet and wiped ont |ten men who Were asleep in the sup- {posedly bomb - proof cellar. They i were buried the next day and I at- ended the funeral, (To Be Geh( nued Temerr:w) FWWE AHERICAN! KlLLEt\ IN_ACTION MARCH 1 | Five Were Severely Wounded | Faur. Slightly Injured. and | _Washington, March 3.—Five Ameri- cans, including Lieutenant Eadie of Tilton, N. H, were killed, five were severely wounded and four slightly infured north of ‘Toul March i, the i war department announced today. Those killed besides the lieutenant were: Sergeant Anthony Amodei, Bal- timore, Md. Prh:tes Edgar Parsons, 1 Obids, N. . Henry, Lo- Eansport, Ind, and Mathew Brew, Fa- | yette, N. D, The department also announced the killed in action: ser;uuu Joseph P. Chaisson, Derby, February 74; Corporal Iph Bocg-. Red Jacket, W. Va., March 3. Private Hugh Weatherman, Beaman, Iowa, March'—, and Cook Thomas S. Hm El Paso, Texas, February Business Women trenches “were named accord- |Pint “|a policeman’s billy and with a leath- Fate” and “Fancy” and sc|’ and in a ential way- spoke to Mr. Holliday, fi% “You may think this is a game to get a halt pint of gir, but gin, o ne gin, I'm going to tell you 1 know and you don't know. Say, a colored fellow told me that he was going t¢ lay for you, after you close up and was going to get your money even if he had tc hurt you. I believe the fellow means business. So take my advics, and watch vour step!" The colored man was a stronger to Mr. Holliday, and he believed he was simply putting up a game for a half “Watch your step!” seemed to stick and Mr. Holliday did take pracaution. He told the story to one of his hroth- ers and a friend and they decided to do some secret sarvice work. Shortly be- fore closing tims they roally alid close in on a suspiciously acting colored man, and held him fast. A telephonc message was sent to police headquart- ers and Policeman Chase responded. Hidden 1> the man's siceve was an open razor, while up the left sleeva was a wooden club patterened after er handle. The colored gentleman was taken to a ceil in the police station. He was identified as a runaway from a state institution and he was ceturned. At the annual meeting of the West- erly Cycle club, officors were elected as follows: Darid §, Myers, president; TJohn V.. Brophy, vice Barle Babcack. y 5 Bahcock, trasirer; Wilim F. Kitch: en, pool captain; Alan A. Falmiter and Harry C. Crandall, directors. ave de- aturday. H. Kitlelle, of West Greenwch, was denied peition and placed in (' Division A, as single and withoul dependents. Thomas P. Egan of Nar- rag'| sett Pied, was placed in Class 1, sion F, as an unskilled industrial \w,}wr The following are among thoss placed in Class 2, Division D, ae necessary industrial workers: Archi- bald J. Grant of East Greenwich and Johnson and James H. Harvey of Westerly. As an_industrial exper, John M. Healey, 53 Granite street. lv, was placed in Class 3, Di- The ‘sscond William E. Clark. 82, known in Westerly and elsewhere as the Snake Oil_Man, died last week at his home in Providence. For more than thirty years he manufactured snake ofl lini- ment. In cowboy coftume with snake sking acoutrements he was 'a familiar {igure in Westerly and the New Enz. land territorv. through which he traveled selling his liniment from a stand, illuminated at night by flaming ‘When he first started the business he was proprietor of 2 medi- cine show, in which vaudeville asts iserved to draw the crowd. He was born in Salem, Mass, and in early life was connected with a circus. He leaves a window and three daughters and a son, We 1y Public achosls will resume sesziors foday after a vaca Washington's birthday. Miss Laurz B | Hamey. | James A. Wright .to be postmaster ito kil Fred 'Gabrielle. He was se- " .lnm) Ml‘nmlflwmfid-mh !iflly'l place early Saturday evening|Annte !mm duty in the reason of industrial grounds, sev eral months in the service. [r. Wil- cox will return to work at Fore Riv- er, SRS John_ Alfred Crandall, 62, di day, after two weeks’ serious He was born in Exeter, R 28, 1856, son of the late Alfred Mary A. Bushman-Crandall He leaves a widow, Frances = Richman Cmmhll and two daughters, Afrs. Bertha P. Congdon and Mrs. Idella € + Mr. ‘and Mrs, Rasmus Rasmusser observed the twenty-fifth anmivers- ary of their mafriage at their home in Moss strect, on Fri- Gay evening! | They were married in Norwich, Conn.. March 1, 185, They havs six children. Mr. and Mre. George B. Marsh, closs friends of the Rasmussens, observed their silver wedding ammiversary at the same time, at their home in Asha- way. Local Laconics. President Wilson Las nomisated Walefield: A large plate glass dindow ~ was blown from the. store tront at Howard Clarke’s, Sunday. Sixtv-five drafted men will ‘report for physical examinations in Weste Iy town hall, this morning. Represenfative - Haswell presented retition for favorable action on the child hyicne epartment bill. A Sunday_school insilinte will be held in the Tirst Baptist church next Tuesday afternoon and- evenins. The town council meets today and wi'l name fhe ner sergeant ard the dditional member of the police foren David Nagle spent the woek end with friends. in Westerly. - He is now in- structor in the blacksmith department at Camp Devens, The Westerly Boy Scouts will joir the other scouts of Rhode Is'and in the campaign this week 10 raise 340.000 from the sale of war savings and thrif: stamps. Representative Littlefield, of ¥ ton, presented petition eof St. cis Total Abstinence society, of Wake field, favoring ratification of the fed- eral prohibition amendment. Majors Arthur N. Nash and Bourdon A. Babeock have been ordered to re port to Fort Monroe. Major on the sick list just at present. Cap- tain Robert G. Thackery has already reported at Monroe. Nunciato Gancerelle was arresicd by Deputy Sherifft George Phillips on a capias issued by the - superior court on the charge of assault with intent crétely in 2 February 18. Bail of $2,000 was furnished. NOANK Epworth League Holds Annual E!o:- tion—Banks-Bogua Marriage - Mod- ern Milk House or Halcy Farm. The business ard sociai meotine and the Epworth Leagn was held »t the home of 1. E. Peterson, Tridey even- i ual elect » resulted as Jrene Tavers: vice ri Davis, Misees Quarrie, Esther Adams Cor secretary, Romalia Thor- Alma Hendrickson of departments were very ouraging. Jce cam was served {ollowing the buginess session. Banks—Bogue. The marriage of Alfred Banks Jr. village and Mlss Maude E ter of Lewis Bogne of ce Thursday even- inz at the Bantist parwonage, the cer- £mon being pecformed by Rev. 0. G. y Mr. and Mrs. Bapks will r home in Poquonoe, follow- rt wedding trip. Episcopal Services. Services in Grace Episcopal church Sunday afte'poon were conducted by Rev. ¥. W. Haist of Groton. Mrs. Iro. Baker entertained the Wo- men's guild of the church Friday aft- ernoon. ‘The Brooks house in Front street, is being repaired by men in the ploy ‘of Contractor Willlam Patterson. A family from Boston will arrive the early part of the month to remain all summer. Up to Date Milk House. A milk house is being erected at the Haley farm in which a complete ster- ilizing plant will be installed. The building is 40 by 20 feet. F. B. Searle, who has been very ill with grip and laryngitis is improving Mrs. Andrew Cox and son have ro- turned from Lewrence hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas MacDoungal are living in Poquonoc withan uncle of Mrs, Mac Mr. Hewett. T. J. Sawyer is repairing the dam- age done the streets of the village by the recent storm. Miss Jessie Chesebro entertained the Wold Wide guild at the Friday even- ing meeting. Refreshments followed the business session. UNION Men Serve Supper For Benefit of La- dies’ Aid Society—Meeting of !In ‘Grange. jrr On Wednesday, February 27, a sup- per and social was held at the town hall for the benefit of the Ladies' Aid society. The supper was in charge of gix men. The ladles realized a good- ly sum as the result of the gentle | men’s efforts. Thn-e serving the sup- per were Fred Moore, Wilam L. Ferry, Sweeuh Tyler, Nelson Fortop, | John Thompson, Wayland Heck. and ABlen W. H. Sterry. Grange Mests. The meeting of the Mashapeag Lake Grange will be held Wadnesday even- ing. The last meeting of the Grange was mot held on account of *cold weather and high wind. Miss Mae Lathrop, Cenchern at the SCOTT'S ] meaks reinforces body-streagth It is nourishment without e Miss Louise Burmham and Miss Frances Oldham of Southbridge, have 5 at Miss Marcy Hiil. Nelson Horton has purchased a pair of team horses in Hartford. P.!making repairs to roads damaged by iGale of Sunday Plays Havec With Hats and Dignity—Nimbie Bull Pup Despatches Twenty Rats—Purchase of Woodland. The high wind Sunday morning {forced Baltic people to adopt the walking backward method (in order to prevent being blown against buiidings, fences and other objects. An old sea captain while passing through Railroad street said the direction of the wind was “here, there and everywhere.” Limbs were ripped from trees, hats blown off and lines stripped of clothes. One young lady wearing a for ecarf had it ‘lifted from her shoulders by a heavy gust and carried quite a way before a boy recovered it. One young Beau Brumell in town purchased a Dew spring lid- Saturday and wore it Sunday for a while—when last seen it was being carried away by the waters of the Shetucket. The wind greatly interfered with telephonic communication at different times, causing a whistling noise on the wires. On Baltic Heights and on De- pot Hill, two of the highest altitudes in the village, the wind caused the most disturbance. Swings that had been placed in vards durfng the summer months were fit for kindling wood at some homes. The gale continued throughout the day and there was no let-up until evening. To Play Bloomer. Team. Captain Bellanger of the Sentinels said Saturday that he had slated a match game between his men and a young ladies' bowling team from the Elm City, to be played soon. George Roy is making a good showing, as are other membere of the team. and it is expected that It will be an interesting. game when the girls and the Sentinels meet. Despatched Twenty, Rats. Mars, the famous bulldog owned by Robert, has a record for,capturing rats on the run. Saturday Walker was exercising his dog on a leash when Mars caught sight of a large water rat crawling along the wall at the Shannon building. With a leap he escaped from his master, started in pursuit of the rat and got him; he shook him up, tossed him into the air and started in to clear up 19, other rats that were making a quick get- away. These he disposed of in the same manner. Walker sald his dog never molests mtu, but when a rat shows up Mars is right there on the Job. The dog performed the feat in a remarkably short time. Qranges for Hanoved Employes. Last week a consignment of or- anges was received at the Airlie mills to be distributed dmong the em- ployes. The fruit was a gift from Angus Park, president of the corpora- tion, and was greatly appreciated by the operatives, who received large bags of the oranges. Mr. Park is traveling in the south. Buys Rhode fsland Woodland. Cyrus Rickard of Versailles has pur- chased a 185 acre tract of woodland in Bradford R. I Mr. Rickard will put a gang of men to work and establish a sawmill on the land. Members of the Baltic Dramatic &lud a.;ad Choral society are rehearsing a play. Men from the Baltic mills are laying a new walk between the iron bridges on Railroad street. , Employes of the town have been the recent storm. mlhdfllemnfldowntothe Jergen's Violet Glycerine lclp 9¢. Elit Cleaning Pads. Emery Boards . Tooth Brushes . Nail Files .... Wool Powder Puffs.. Saltus Dental Floss. Perfume, Ys-ounce bottles. Allround Soap Amami Shampoo .... Swedish Hair Powder... Sylpho Nathol ......... Poroxide of Hydrogen : Daggett & Ramsdell's Cream.:.. Lustrits Nail Enamel Manicure Sefs ... Vaseline .. Waldorf Toilet | aper, rolls. Soap. 91: Witch Hazel Soap.... Peroxide Soap . Camphor ice Face Chamois . Rubber Sponges , Se2 Sponges Barrel Soap . Flotil'a Soap Large Size Talcum, 3 odors..... 9 Mennen's Violet Talcum. 106 Air Float Talc, 3 odors.. . 9% Stationery Department Wiriting Tablets 2 for 8 Art Gum Pencils Pencils Blotters; 2 packs. Wax Pagsr. Writing Tablets . Pon Holders ... 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These books are for the use of. uni- formed men and their guests only, and are good for use at any Cantonment Thea:_ tre in any Camp. These theatres, under the supervision of the Military Entertain- ment Council, bring to the men high class entertainment of a kind not furnished by any of the existing organizations. Keep Your Boy Supplied With These Bosks — He Will Appreciate It (These Beoks are sold without profit to any distributor) o water last week. Personal and Secial. Philip Joubert, U. S. N., Newport, spent a leave of absence Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Catherine Joubert. R. J. Jodoin has returned from Fort Slocum, where he vllrliet‘i‘ bl son, Lance Corporal Rodericl odoin. Floyd Tiffany passed the week end with New Haven friends. Miss Stella Brown of Sterling was a woek end visitor at her home on Rail- road street. Miss Agnes Coughlin was the guest Sunday of relatives in Hartford. Robert Walker wasa Hartford vis- ftor on Sunday. Misses 1da Charon and Rose Charon ‘week end visitors in Boston. M Mfics Etnel Mullen spent the week end with friends in New Haven. Charles Launderville is visiting friends in Philadelphia. Miss Bthel Brown and Miss Sadie Lorraine Donahue spent Sunday with Miss Loretta Casey of Waterbury. Alexander Rocheleau of Railroad street entertained F. E. Savage of New York Sunday. Oliver Portelance of Danielson Visit- ed Baltic friends Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, George F. Carter of Woonsocket weré Baitic visitors Sat- John Higgenbottom of Plainfield, formerly of Baltic, was a week end guest of his son James. Michael O'Brien of' Wu&fleld Mass., was a Baltle Sunday. { Red Cross Meeting. The Red Cross room is to open this afterncon and evening. The members are being urgently requested to . at- Footbridge Swept Away. The temporary footbridge built for traffic: over the river at Versailles during the construction of the new | given and iron bridge was swept away by hizh tend the meeting at 8 o'clock in the firemen's room this (Hondly‘) evetl:’in:e,‘ 2 theu are special instructions . an account of the finished worl STONINGTON Palmer-Kunz Marriage—Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Dow Note 5%th Wedding Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Stanton and = three daughters left Sunday for Brook- Iyn, N. Y., where they will visit rela- tives for some weeks. Miss Jane Kunz and Robert L. Palmer of Hopkinton, R. I, were mar- ried -Saturday by Rev. Dwight C. Stone. : : The members of the short-hoe bri- gade are happy. The shore is cleared of_ice and clams are plenty. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Dow of{ Northwdod, N. H., who have spent the winter at the home of their daughter Mrs. William B. Noyes, observed their 59th wedding anniversary Saturday. FATALLY BURNED WHEN HE FELL ASLEEP WHILE SMOKING James Porter Root, 87, in Home For Aged in Chicago. Chicago, March 3.—James Porter Root, a first cousin of Elihu Root, and one of the leading figures in the con- vention thdt nominated-Abraham Lin- coln, for the presidency, died vester- day of burns,suffered last night when he fell asleep while smoking. Six Sparks ignited his clothing. 87 years old and for five years had been a resident of a home for aged. He was born in New York and came to Tliinols in 1834, establishing a rep- utation as an attorney and an ora. tor. Hé was chairmar of the fepube lican national committee When Gar- field was elected president. He was | Bl | FOODSTUFFS OF ITALY 3 EXPORTED TO GERMANY By Way of Switzerland—Also Cotton lnd Silk. Rome, Saturday, March 2-=Not oy cotton and silk, but foodstuffs as well, bave been exported to Germany by way of Switzerland in the past two vears according to the latest charges involving Italian deputies and mer- chants acting as agents for' former German firms. It is pointed out that exports to Switzeriand in 1917 amounted to 407,000,000 lire as against 396,000,000 in 1916 and 314,000,000 in 11915, One-half the exports last year are said to have been such goods as silk and_cotton needed in Ituly for war supplies. . 2 A Turkish report (undated) says:— “Aerial activity continued to be lively in the Dardanelles, Two enemy war- ships were forced to retreat by our fire directed from the land. An enemy mine-sweeping vessel which attempt- ed to penetrate the Tschandare Bay was gepulsed by our fire. It retreated after having been hit three times.” SHE WAS IN BED TWO MONTHS Women suffering .from backache, rheumatic pains, = sore muscles, siff oints or any symptom of kidney trou- le should Tead ‘this letter from Mrs. . C. Small, Ciavton, N. had Sndar the aociore, Care all suntmee Bas in bed two months, but k.% getting worse. In January 1 got so bad I tol¢ them something_had to be dine or 1 couldn't live. We noticed an adver- tisement for Fole “fi:‘ Fius and sent for some. They have deme me more_good . than all od.e Osgogd C . The Lee &