New Britain herald., 1917-10-22
ARE HOME GUARD EXEMPT FROM TAX? Captain John Trumbull Says
 That They Are DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
Randolph Stewart, Now "Somewhere in France" Writes to Parents On West Main Street-Subscriptions to Liberty Loan Total $96,OOO.

 Liberty Loan Total $se,OOO. Are members of the Home Guard exempt from paying the personal taxo This is a question in which consider able interest is manifested by mem- bers of the organization Also there seems to be divergence of opinion upon the subject.
 Taragraph l of general orders Mo- zS, sent out from headquarters of the Connecticut Home Guard by order Of the military emergency board, of which Lucien F. Burpee is president, reads as follows:
 Tn accordance with the provisions of Chapter 91 of the Public Acts of lSlo, and of Sections 5 and "A of Chapter l of the Public Acts of 1917, ana Of Chapter 355 of the Public Acts or 1917, the commanding officer of each organization of the Home Guard snail on the first day of November, 1917, make certified return of the names of the active members of the Home Guard in his command on that day who have performed the military duty required by law to the selectmen of the town in which such members reside; and each military district conn., mander on said day shall make a like return of his field and staff offfeers, who, being duly uniformed, armed and equipped have legally performed military duty during the preceding year, and who are then such officers in the Home Guard"
 A copy of the general orders have been received by Captain John Trum- bull of Company I, Top Sergeant Gage Kent of the Ambulance Unit, and by John Wade, commander of the Ma chine Gun battalion In accordance with the requests set forth in the gen. eral orders, each of the aforemen- toned men have made a certified re- turn of the active members in their respective companies to the selectmen of the town. These lists in turn will be included in the enrolment made under the supervision of the selectmen of those who are or are not liable to personal tax.
 Referring to Sections and 24 of Chapter Il of the public acts of 1917, it is found that these two sections dwell chiefly on those who are ex- cused from paying personal tax be- cause of military affiliations.
 Some light was cast upon thls sup feet in a talk with Captain Trumbull oI members of the Home Guard were eX- cused from the payment of personal tax Asked if he was sure that mem bers of the Home Guard were exempt, he replied that he thought his state ment was authentic.
 In making the enrolment of those who are liable to personal tax, the se- lectmen will probably place the word exempt" after the names of those who are members of the various units of the Home Guard, to show that they are not subject to the tax. s
 Stewart Writes Home.
 MT. and Mrs. A. w. Stewart of 227 West Main street have received let ter from their son Randolph stewart who is at present somewhere in France" Stewart was one of the first Plainville boys to be sent over seas. He enlisted with Company D in Bristol in 1916 and shortly was sent to the border at the time United States was embroiled in the war with Mexico. On his return home last fall he was mustered out with other members of the company to be called into service again last spring. He was stationed at New Haven for h merged into the 102d regiment and was sent to France. The letter which was mailed from somewhere in France on October l follows: Dear Folks:
 Am feeling fine. Hope you are all we'll. I would have liked to see more of England than I did. Of course I can tell you more about 1t when get hack
 Tt will be better when I learn more of the language here and learn to count the money. like American tobacco better than that which we get here.
 If you folks have sent me any let ters they will be forwarded to me. When you write again just add A. E. F., care Postmaster, New York. If you don't worry any more about this than I do you will worry very little.
 Hoping that you will write a long, CT letter than I have, I will close with love to all, Walter and Esther included. Will, write you again in two or three days.
 "R s. S."
 In the above letter a few of the personal matters have been excluded.
 Allotment Will Be Overs,lbscribed.
 That the allotment of $99,0O0 which was designated to the town of Plain vile will be oversubscribed is the opinion of officials who were appoint