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lga m ;:nv:n AS A. MACHINE Copyright by der about one-half other wound. me. The lights When I came to. a hole in ] Ho Hui’r hole was that it bmu‘h below the level reached thll;’”'fl Gerioha ing back and forth the bullets biting the e hole and e builets were cracking overhead. _crawied a fow feet beck to_the Ger- barbed wire, and in a stooping goiding mysell by the wire, went down the line looking for the Before Imlululdlee&lflmhndlwm , and knew It was the body lence and 1 was soaked with bl flag from the wound in hanging over my mou running from the fap of the corner of my try to blow it back b move. I reached for ing and tried, ith bandage my face to prevent the 1 had an awful horror of bleeding to death and wes' gefting very faint. You would have laughed if you had seen my ludicrons attempts at with one hand. wounded shoulder 'm awful lnd I was getting sick at the stomach. gave up the bandaging stant as a bad job, and then fainted. ‘When 1 came to, hell was let loose. An intense bombardment was on, and on the whole my position was cidedly unpleasant. .Then, suddenly, our barrage ceased. The ‘silence. al most hurt, but not for long, because Fritz turned loose with shrapnel, ma- chiné ghns and rifie fire. Then all long our line came a cheer and our boys came over the top in a charge. The first wave Wwas composed of Jocks.” They were a magnificent | sight, kilts flapping in the wind, bare knees showing, and their bayonets glistening. In the first wave —that ed my shell hole, Jocks,” an immense fellow, feet two inches in height, jumped bt over me. On the right and left me_several soldiers in colored kilts huddled on the ground, then me the second wave, also One young Scottie, when he came abreast of my shell hole, leaped into the air, his rifile shooting out of his Nands, 'landing about six feet in front of him, bayonet first, and stuck in the ground, the butt tremb- ling. This impressed me greatly. Rizht mow I can see, the butt of that gun trembling. The Scottie made a complete turn-in the air, hit the ground, rolling over twice, each time clawing at the earth, and then re- | mained still, about four feet from me, a sort of sitting position. I called to him, “Are you hurt badly, Jock”" but no answer. He was dead. A dark. jred smudge was coming through his tunic right under the heart. The blood ran down his bare knees, mak- ing a horrible sight. Om his right side he carried his water bottle. 1 was crazy for a drink and tried to reach this, but for the life of me could not negotiate that four feet. Then Ibe- came unconscious. When I woke up I was in an advanced first aid post. asked fhe doctor if we had taken the trench. ‘We took the trench and wood beyond, all right,” he said, nd you fellows did your bit; but my lad, that was thirty-six hours ago. You were lying in No Man's Land in that bally hole for a day and a half. it's a wonder you are alive.” told me that out of the twenty that were in the raiding party, seventeen were killed. The officer dled of wounds in crawling back to our trench and I 8k S;s i i E H Tt did mot hurt much, just felt as If someome had punched me n the back, and then my left side went numn My arm was dangling like a 1 fell forwadd In a sitting posi- Sios. "But all fear had left me, and was consumed with rage and cursed he German trenches. With my right pand I felt in my tunic for my first- Rid or shell dressing. In feeling over gny tunic my hand came in contact with one of the bombs which I car- ried. Gripping #, I pulled the pin out with my teeth and blindly threw it toward the German trench. I must have been out of my head because I was only ten feet from the trench and took & chance of being mangled. If the bomb had failed to go into the french 1 would have been blown to Bits by the expiosion of my own bomb. By the flare of the explosion of the bomb, which luckily landed in their trench, T saw one big Boche throw up h d fall ba rds, while the d and fell forward across the hen biackness Realizing what 2 foolhardy and risky thing 1 had dome. 1 was again peized with a horrible fear. I dragged jnyself to my feet and ran madly down Rthe iane through the barbed wi tumbling over cut wi tearing my | uniform, and lacerating my hands and Jogs. Just as 1 was about to reach No Man's Land again, that same voic: peemed to say, “Turn around.” 1 did wo, when ‘“crack” another bullet «caught me, this time .n the left shoul- gk sk st PUT CREAH IN NOSE AND STOP CATARRH Tells How to Open Clogged Nos- trils and End Head"Colds. e s s - 41 et o You feel fine in a few moments. Your cold in head or catarrh will be gone. Your clogzed nostrils will open. 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To save yourself from kitchen drudgery—from miles of useless steps. You need it to save you hours of time. HooOSIER KITCHEN CABINET Factories, office and farms all have their laborsaving machinery nowadays. Then why not the home? You have a right to the help the Hoosier affords. Many are now offered at before-war ? Come at ance and pick out your model. Rman- $1.00 puts it in your home. New Styles — Roll Cartain Doors — Porcelain Cups Prices ranging from $25.00 and more Schwartz Bros., s $-11-13 WATER STREET, NORWICH, CONN. ‘.E FRANCE AND WENT. g "mqmmmwmm cepting in_the nelthrhood cof” Gom- persuaders or statement. T will ly. To Be Continued Tomorrow. EAST HADDAM Pupils Transferred. Following Teach- er's Death—Farm Extension School a Success. ‘uu Fannie Tracy has been acting as housekeeper the past week in the home of Mrs. John Brooks while the latter Was out of town. The regular meeting of the -grange will occur next Wednesday evening. It is expected that S. D. Brainard will haye charge of the lecturer's hour. Earl Smith of Boston, who is em- o | Ployed in the Charlestown navy yard, has been spending several days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Smith. ~who re- cently vacated the tenement at Cen- are occupying Arthur Frank Coski and family, tury farm, Chunplon 's house. Pupils Transferred. Since the death of William R. Purple the school at ‘Mt. Parnassus has been one of the|closed. The pupils will be transported about | to ' the Main street school, Miss Mar- guerite Daniels teacher. Mra. Julia Price of New York is Mrs. Edward visiting her daughter, Smith, Teacher Resigns. in Clintonville. ent. guest of his brother in Millington. with relatives in Essex. exander,; both employed homes here. Farm Extension School. not as large as desired. ROAD SOCIETY —Personal Items. been at the Lawrence hospital, London, a number of weeks, brought ' home Sunday Palmer in his automobile. guest of her daughter, Miss Starr 'Wheeler. Mrs. Phoebe Ford at Mystic. ing_beveral ‘days at home, to Hartford Tuesday. bu and it’s just as you want it. For young men we've the new Military Suit. Close fitting — slash pockzets, foillowing the lnee of the body as does the Military Blouse of the enlist . man. $20 -$22 - $25 - $28 For conservative men here are hosts of good, hard faced worsteds, cut on plain, simple lines—no patch pock- ets — no cuffs — " and the simplicity adds to their becomingness. $20 - $23.50 - $25 THE CHURCH COMPANY munum DANIELSON « eom,alchg- a visitor with friends here Wednes- it back no- prisopers, and : Old Pepper’s wordas, “Per- un': Dbelieve that that part German trench is _occupied,” ays come to me when 1 hear fellow trying to get away with judge it ao- Miss Lauretta Plumley has resign- ed as teacher in the Center school and returned Friday afternoon to her home Mrs. Walter M. Gil- lette will take fer place for the pres: Arthur Alexander was a week end Miss Harriet Bugbee spent Sunday Miss Camilla Wolf and Robert Al- in Middle- town; epent Sunday at their respective The farm extension school in ses- sion last week was considered .quite a success, although the attendance was Charles Chase Able to Leave Hospital Oharlie Chase, the 5 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chase, who broke his leg by falling on_the ice, and has New was by Noyes Mrs. Arthur G. Wheeler has return- ed from a visit in New York city, the Mty sson i Miss Grace D. Wheeler is visiting Byron Billings, who has been spend- returned Mr. and M¥s. Billings Wheeler and Mr. Ray have Teturned from Canter- o %“Fflm of "fi- Hmio Superior Court Matters. Gould Beard ‘will leave here foday : _report at Princeton, N. J., for'army udge Mahlon H. Geissler was. in Sleeping i lunphw—mm Discovered in Windham, Union and 'Preston—Postoffice. Quarters to Be Leased in Town. Hall Building—/| Death of Edward McRoy. I Edward McRoy of Westfield avenue |is o patient at the Day Kimbail hos- | pital, where he underwent a surgical operation, James B. Marion of Pawtucket was e iy aa; m.n\:uaed Through this clty on 4pe o N7 s&r‘:m&y of a al:.ltnlum.n’yflnx tmen to an Atlan upon for appendicitls, was reported | sperifr Charles. A, Gates of Willi- Wednesday as continulng to Improve.|mantic was in this city Wednesday to Triends hare received. cards. Wed- nesday from Georse J. Heneault, who|2:t°nd 2 sesslon of the superfor. court. Goes to Worcester. s visitiog in Mo:::‘;&‘;d Chief A. P. Woodw: of the fire Miss Bertha Chandler has resigned department will be in Boston today t9 |as an operator at the Putmam central telephone exchange and is now em- attend the automobile show. ‘Miss Susan Collins, who is & patient| ployed at the -central exchange in ‘Worcester. at the hospital it Puinzm, is slowly et T an operation|. | gng ‘Case Will be Reviewed, Busiisss: Sala. The medical advisory boarg’for this iy district will be in Eession in EIks’ hall P. Andrews on ‘Wednesday|this afternoon and- tomorrow after- s0ld his business to Peter Colloupolis, | noon. Within a. few days what are fornierly of Norwich, who will take|known as the lung, cases will be re- vossession the first of ‘the week. viewed by .a specialist who Wwill be brought hee for the phirpose 9 ol Up t dnesa: f the 81 . e p to Wednesday mnone of the John'W. Gallup left Wednesday for| UP to Wednestay mone of the & Ot I T erman of Willimantie | Devens a woek ‘before had retygned has been visiting. with . relatives . in|here from the cantonment. Woman Gets Motor License. Danielson. Still_atFort Terry. Ralph C. Young, deputy automobile Up to Wednesday, D battery, of|ingpector, was in ihis city. One of which the Dantelson men who left here | the persons who appeared and quali- last July are members, remained at|fied to receive a license to drive was Fort Terry, though there have been|a woman who is i lier 63rd year, many reports here that the command FUNERAL bhad moved away. Mrs. Hattie Cole. Found Sleeping in Bungalow. Three young men who wers caught At the Methodist. church Wednes- day afternoon funeral services for Mrs. sleeping~ in a bungalow owned by Harry W. Clarke and located in the Hattle Cole, who died at the home -of her niece in Franklin, Cond.. were eastern settion of the town were ar- rested and brought here Wednesday. They are locked up at the police sta- | corgidies (ho' corvices dttended. iy many relatives and friends, was in Grove street cemetery,: tion and will have - a hearing this No Extra Post Office Spa morning. ‘The young men claim that they had hired the cottage of a woman who lives near where the cottage is located. P WINDHAM, UNION, PRESTON. Scouts Find Traces of Gypsy Moths in Three New Towns. for the post office in the Union, block have been without result of ‘a satis- factory nature, it now is regarded as likely' that there -can be no different arrangement for handling the buqness than exists at present. 3 Tractor: For -Woodstock - Plpwiri" That Woodstock farmers plan_tg do théir bit +in raising large.crops -this. year is indicated by the fact thatea- rangements already have been m: to plow 200 acres of land With o tractor thatyhas been engaged. Othb tractors, it is_understood, brought into Woodstock to do more plowing than would be possible with the horses and men available. Failed 4o Honor National Anthem. Because, it was zlleged, a male em- ploye in one of the milis of the city failled to stand erect while The Star Spangled Banner was being played at a local theatre, other employes of the concern signed a ‘petition to the man- fagement that he be removed from employment with- them, and it is also said that unless their request s was complieq with they would go out on strike, Freight Handler Sent to Jail. There was a session of the city court Wednesday morning at which one of the freight handlers in the lo- cal railroad yards was presented to answer to a minor charge. The pris- oner was sentenced to serve 20 days in jail Lrving W. Davis, deputy state ento- mologist, said Wednesday that gypsy moths have been' discovered in three additional towns in eastern Connecti- cut—Windham, Union and Preston. These towns heretofore have been re- garded as free from the pest that the federal and state governments. have spent so much time and money in fan effort to eradicate. Mr. Davis said that infestations in the town lof Windham mean that every. one of the 15 towns in the county are now infested by the moths. Few traces of browntail moths, how- ever, are found in eastern Connecticut towns at present. Charles 8. Hyde Sells Farm. Charles §..Hyde, one of the best known farmers in this section of the county and a man who has served the town' of Canterbury in the legisiature, is going to leave the big Canterbury farm which he has so successfully conducted for a lonz period of years, having sold the property. Mr. Hyde's plans for the future have not been announced. POSTOFFICE QUARTERS To Be Leased for Ten Years—in Town More Pay For Police. Hall Building. The gommon council has approved the increasipg of the salary of mem- bers of thef police force of the city. Captain Joseph Ryan’s rate of con pensation is increased under the new atrangement to $3.50' a day and {ffe| pay of the patrolman is increased to 32 a day. These new rates will be- come effective upon the amending of the city ordinance relating to com- pensation of police force members. Fire Committee to Hear Charges: After presentation of the matter be- fore the common council at the reg- ular March meeting it has been de- cided to refer to the fire committee of the councll the charges of neglect of quty and incompetence filed against A. A. Bourcier, chief of the fire de- vantment. ief Bourcier was present at the meeting of the commion council and expressed his willingness to have an investization of bis acts as Lead of the fire department proceed forthwith, but it was decided tbat the matter should - follow the regular course or procedure and be referred to the fire committee, which committee will hear the charges against Chief Bourclér ang any defense that he wiil have to make, Possible Camp Site. - Much interest continues to be-man- It was stated here Wednesday that the government will accept the town of Killingly’s proposal for the lease of postoffice quarters.in.the town hall building and will lease the quarters for a period of ten years at an annual rental of $880. First Selectman John A. Gilbert stated Wedntsday afternoon that the quarters will be made ready for occu- pancy as a postoffice by Aug. 1. In the meantime the town will, through its selectmen and by authority of votes passed at a recent epecial town meeting, make Teady the rooms that are to be used for the postoffice an dequip them as required by the government. Thrift Stamp Sales. Sales of thrift stamps are becoming Increasingly brisk in Danielson as a result of the special effort to boom sales that is being made this week. School children are showing a com- mendable interest in aiding the goy- ernment through purchase of the stamps, a practice that many of them propose to follow up throughout the war, using their spare change for the purpose. County Commissioners E. H. Corttis, [John A. Dady. and Urgele Lafrance | were at the county jail in Brooklyn lWednes'lny for the March meeting of | the board. Mo businecs of epecial in- i terest was traneacted. | The nionthly mee i men of the town of i Wednesday. Stockhouss Addition. dérs of the taxpayers and would give the borough property much better Pprotection against destruction by fire. The matter of buying the truck will come up at the annual borough meet- -|ing J:ntApru and the support that the o project is receiving would seem to in- ! An addition is being made to the|gicate tHat the :n‘adonty of the tax- big stockhouse of the Connecticut!|pavers will be in £ S wmills at Industrial place, bringing the |t in favor of Purchaging storehouse capacity nearer to the de- mands that are being made upon it by lthe steady growth of the company's business. z of the select- ingly was held In case of favora.ble actmn the truck would not be délivered here untillate in the year, for the builders;of. all trucks are asking for approximately. 10 days to fill orders, after contracts are signed. In mterfiwlng taxpayers relative \to addmg ick to the fire department, Chief Woodward has found. thém al- most unanimously in favor pf the project and a large number of citis zens who are heavy tfaxpayers havi filven their approval to the praposjz on, / FL2YOR MOTOR TRUCK. Cwasrs Sign Chief * A, P. V/ccaward’s List. Property More names have been added by Chief A. Puinzza Woodward of the fire departmer:t the list of property owners who ar: in favor of purchas- ing a motor truck, with chemical and pumping equipment, and the list now represents scores of thousands of dol- lars’ worth of taxable property in the borough. <Chief Woodward’s proposal - {8’ to | raise the money to pay for the truck by levying an additional half mill tax | over a period of ten years. Under this system the burden of paying' for the truck will fall lightly on the shoul- Stop @ That @ Cold At Once \} OBITUARY, Edward McRoy. Edward McRoy, 60, died Wednesday afternoon at the Day Kimball hospital | in Putnam, where he had undergbne a surgical operation. Mr. McRoy was born in Maglborough, N. H., Oct. 10, |58, but the greater part of his life had 'been spent in this vicihity. For 25 years he was a resident of Waure- gan, and for 10 vears of that period was in charge of the Wauregan com- pany’s hotel. About 10 1-3 years ago Mr. McRoy came to Danielson to make his home, buying a place on Westfield avenue. He leaves hisgvife. one son, Clarence, of WaureXuy. a brother, Weston -Mc- Roy, of Marlborough, N. H, and two [Ssters, Mrs. Jennie Blanchard * and Mrs. Florence : Wheaton, both of Leominster. Mass. Mr. McRoy was a member of Protection lodge of Odd Fellows of Central Village. FUNERAL. Leroy Sayles. wl;%\:’:hhmw, atundtns the au-{ " 1° Donohue of flfll city s a{’ Burial ‘Because negotiations far muw spaoe. are to be | March 7th, 8th Thursday, Friday and Sainrday‘,»: and 9th Showing Smart Creations In TRIMMED HATS For Immediate Wear will please One-of-a-kin. Hats at prices thafi all Ifested here over the posaibility of any army camp. being - established 'in_the town of Woodstock this summer. Since [ announcements made a few days ago .| there Tias been no development’ of spe- cial imterest to indicate what may be done by the government in establish- ng a; camp -on the Woodstock site, which weuld be ‘ideal from the’point of Jocation and healthfulness. Con- jrecticut has no‘army camps and it is ‘possible- that the war department's plans may call for the establishment of an’auxiliary camp at Woodstock. SUPERIOR COURT Canterbury . Case Heard Wednesda Gander, Geese and Carpet Figure— Decisicn For Plaintiff. Reral e ' Judge James H. Webb presided Wednesday afternoon at a- brief sion of the Windham county superior court. Oniy one case was heard, that of Alex Kuyse of Canterbury.vs. John Grzeschyszm, the plaintiff claiming that he had loaned his-brother-in-law, the defendant-$100, a long time simce, and that only. §35° of it has been re- paid, in addition ta credits allowed the defendant for delivering. a’gander and three geese and a carpet ta the plain- tiff, who was represented by Attorney Arthur_G. Bifl,, of ' Danielson. Judg- ment was given. by _the-court for the amount claimed and court adjourned until Friday, when: thefe will: be a short - caléndar. session, bnsme!! ar- ranged as follows: Short Calendar Li Federal Papeér - Co, ‘vs. Max’ Shul- Funeral -services for: Leroy Sayles, Wwho- died i Providence, were: held WHEN YOU WANT to put your bus- iness hefore the public, thére is no Sddium, bet tter than through the ad e aF Tha Bullatis wmh-a.- afte 4t the undertak- Kennedy, Rev, Bl.rbar conducted the service. 2 ' Burjal was in Wu‘:fleld'ce’;:a:lzry Mr. Sayles was a brother of e " Ravies af | Rimville n men,-The ' James, Hanley, -Brewing Co. ve. Adelar Henodlt, Samuel. and. Mor- ris Spector, vs. Harry Weinstein, John Conley- et al vs. Horatlo R. Hunt et al, C.| Blizabeth -H. Batchelder-vs. John P. Lewis, Patrick J.:Danahey.vs. M. Ea- gene Lincoin, Charles L. Torrey et al vs R. J. Hanna, Bowne: Brothers vs. Tmndanisle ‘R Sanlatt, Marzarat Coker ¥a. ,Alexander. Coker, Rosanna Hogue vs. Oliver- Hogue, 1da R. Piercy vs Richard .Piercy, Swift & Company vs Thomas H. Jones, Hugh Rice vs the Town of Pomfret. Uncontested Divorces — Maude W. Nason vs. Fred G. Nason, Joseph Gra- vel vs. Alida Gravel, Mandell . Jones vs. William H. Jone: i Trial ~ List—To _ Jur Florence Houck vs William B. Wheatley, Mary Morrisey vs. William cois Dubuque George G. Edward Labonte, a Karpane vs, iCharles Yalane; To Court: Town of Putnam vs City of Ansonia, David L. Mason vs Leslle M. (lark Rosanna ! Belanger vs Frederick C. Jackson. Bartholomew A. Moran s = George Moon, Charles Atsales vs Theros K. | Pappas, Charles Atsales vs_Nicholas Stasenopouls, Harriette N. Potter wvs Willard S. Danielson, executor, R. H. o vs THE CHELSEA SAVINGS' BANI Norwich, Conn., Feb. 4, 1813. The Board of Directars of this Bank have this day-declared a-dividend gor the current fix months st the rate of four per.cent. per armum, payfibie -on and after the 15th of March, R . FRANK HEMPSTEAD, feb12TuThS ‘Treasurer. #Brfidley ot t], Vs, John A B Aulgn ts Special. . Tuesday, ! March Louis J. syl\refler et ux ivg mnc!s Downin; | " Do Differently in France. i are to.take Bolo's life be- cause he took German money. ; do things rm!erenuS' in’ France— | ton Herald. HAARLEM OIL CAPSULES IF Do_you feel tired and “worn out?? Are you. nervous and irritable? Don't dleep ‘well at night? Have a drazged ut mrested feellng wheh sou get up in he morning? Diszy cpeliss Bllious? taste in the mouth, backache, p:ln or ‘soreness in the loins and abdomen? Severe distress when urinating, bloody, clondy ' urine -or sediment? _All :these indicate gravel or stone in tne bladder, or ‘that the polsonous microbes. whil are always in your system, have tacked your kidneys. EOLD MEDALL nu:_rfi 68 immedlately. The ol v into the walls and lining |G isonous it of the d.nen and the littie poi YOUR BACK ACHES |2nimal germs, “whidn are u,u,smg fhie inflammation, are Immediately attacked 4nd chased out of vour System without inconyenience or pain, : Do not delay a mintite, drugglst and ‘insist ou with a.box of GO) m Oil-Capsul fesl - rencwed alts 7ou_have cured ooneor two Ca 'fl torkeep in frst o Mon: e e 3 the “cantinue- to nl. each