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New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
MY SOLDIER SWEETHEART
 Continuation REVELATIONS OF A WIFE

int pinch pieces for 'on. And there $ generally standing room only for the ] chance just to ia llI to 'em But there
 >at old Harry, never batting an eye ] toward 'em. 1 had to take a second look to be sure it was he. l sure never knew him to overlook a bet like that before"
 The most bsllrd little pang stabbed [ me. I was ashamed to own even to ! myself that 1 didn't at all fancy the ; iCe4 of the canteen workers whom : I>icly dubbed the "prettiest girls he : ever laid eyes on" I put the letter
 down for moment While-3ny cheeks ! flaming in self-a basement at my ! mcanness--f struggled with the ser i pent of jealousy that had lain coIed 1 dormant around my heart until these ! chance words aroused it But I soon : t1rOttied it into submissive Quietutude 1 and picked up Dicky's narrative ! again.
 Damon and Pytliasy'' He didn't see me until I was l within a few feet of him. D7cky went on, "and when he did raise his eyes he looked exactly as I've heen some of the poor devils look at the sight of the firing squad"
 l gasped in shivering. This was my first intimation that Diclky had ever witnessed some of the more grue- some sights of the war. I knew that his mention of it now was inwolun- tary, but the few words gave me a more vivid picture of the great gulf fixed between the safety of my own existance and the horror running like 8 sinister current beneath my
 soldier husbands life-craft than had
 heretofore obtained.
 Tt took him about two seconds to
 get out of his chair and make for the door," the letter ran on. You can
 imagine I wasn't but a step behind
 him. One or two of the fellows with me thought he was some one sus-
 picious by the way he made his get away at the sight of me, and started along with me, but I waved 'em back, said he was an old chum who thought 1 had grudge against him, so when I overlook him outside there wasn't a soul to see us.
 And you can be shoutin' sure I was mighty glad I had ditched 'em when I finally made Harry under stand that 1 knew all about the little affair at Mineola, and hadn't been Toting around any grudge about it. The old boy came as near breaking down in a regular wonlanish weep as man could and get away with it. And not a drink to be hd to brce him up with. But we found a place where we could sit down and talk, and I finally convinced him I wasn't lying, although it took an awful long time.
 :" But you don't understand" he'd say over and over again. I tell you 1 was the between. I was just as guilty as if I'd cut the wing of your plane myself
 |" Will you forget it?' I'd shout at l him. Don't I know you were loaded l to the guards for weeks, so full you ] didn't know whether you were cele- 1 brating Valentines or St. Patrick's !, day. Shut up now, and talk of some 1 thing else.'
 As I say, l finally turned the trick, | and since that night we've been to- 1 gether every spare minute we could i get. Of course no one knows the real i story. They simply know we were i chums had a misunderstanding and : have been reconciled out here. They 1 call us Damon and Pythits now"
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
IYCEUM THFATER.

Today the big surprise bill of the sea son is presented at the Lyceum and includes the great Master Mys- tery," starring the famous handcuff king, Houdini The Houdini serial will run for 15 consecutive weeks, each episode will be stronger than the last. This is the kind of a story that will appeal to men an women alike. This big bill also includes an other big feature which will be, "The
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
What Dicky Wrote About His meeting With Hurry Underwood.

! NI1 NhA~h "N"A'
 "I didn't need the "three guesses lnicky proposed in answer to his own Iquestion to know what names was Eabout to meet my eyes. And 1t was with distinct shrinking that turned to the next page of Dicky's longed-for letter from France. With a mischevious eye to dramatic sus- pense, Dicky had put his query at the last of a page.
 Harry Underwood, by all the gods!" he had written explosively at the top of the next page, and l read on feverishly, for the name not only confirmed my intuition concerning its identity, but arouse all the dread of Lillian's recreant husband which had been mine since his share in the wrecking of Dicky's airplane.
 T never saw man so changed in my life" Dicky wrote on. Poor old boy. he's certainly paid for whatever deviltry he ever did in all his life. Old Gen. RE- Morse as our gifted Mir. Ade puts it, has certainly been kicking him assiduously for several
  is any criterion. Physically he's pretty fit, because of course, there's no booze over here. but his hair member Harry's picturesque matinee idol tinged- with gray -effect-weH it's still tinged-only the tinge is black this time, and the rest of it is white.
 An Absurd Pang.
 He's stretcher- bearer, and he has the reputaton of being second to none in his bravery and willingness to go into the most ticklish places. And if you've read anything about the job of the stretcher bearers and their general reputation for bravery you can imagine that little old Harry is some lad.
 1T ran across him in one of the can teens. He was sitting by himself over I game of soIitaire--imagine it, old Harry Underwood playing solitaire while some lad not half so good-look- ing as the old boy talked to two of the prettiest girls I ever laid eyes Oh they surely know how to pick out eanteen workers that are mighty easy to look it. And they're the bulllest girls ever too, no nonsense about 'em every man over here would be cut
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
FOUDTNf BOUND so
 HE CANNOT ESCAPE.

Houdtni, the world known master magician, appearing at the T4yceuul Theater in 'The Master Mystery" Is living enigma to not only his pub lie, but to scientists, magicians. psy- cholOgists. He is credited with the power of muscular control, with the power derived from a secret knowI- edge of physical leverage, with the power of vibratory control, with the power of Standardization To all of
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23

Miss Katy Boyd George. one of the first three secretaries to go to France to organize '. ", c. A. war work there, has returned to America with a new job. In her new capacity she is special secretary to all foreign students in this country, helping them choose colleges, hunting up their friends and launching them into happy student life.
 co Underwood & Underwood.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-23
REID CROSS DOLL.

Miss Eva Wnger Of the "fIera1d" won jEe Red Cross doll which has been assisting in collecting funds for the New Britain branch. The coll was donated by Mrs. R. T. Vance and dressed by Miss Est clle Case
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Canadians Take
PQrUi[lers and
Straiglaten Line
OBJ The Canodinn Pres.


WITH THE CANADIAN FORCES IN
FRANCE, Aug. Is (Delayed). Tho
Canadians captured the village of Par
villers to-day in smart operation,
which enabled them TO straighten out
their line in that sector of the front.
Machine guns and prisoners were taken.
The latest report was that our troops
were holding the village, and reinforce
ments have gone in there in support
against the strong post the enemy has
in the vicinity
Enemy artillery activity indicates a
stitfening of resistance Hostile air
craft have been considerably strength
ened on the whole Of this Amiens-
Montddier front.
About thirty-four enemy divisions
nave been engaged, including eleven
fresh divisions and two tired divisions
from the enemy reserve. The enemy
mas used up every battalion of two of
the four divisions in holding his line in
front of the Canadians, those being the
10Th and the 1l8th.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17

were still fighting at the far end Of the
town. He captured the entire enemy
divisional plant Shortly after the
loser came along, and had to content
himself with humber billcts. This was
nine miles from the starting point of
Thursday morning.
The advance Of a Manitoba battalion
was the record of the battle, being
moro than twenty thousand yards from
cur front line. While marching down
road this battalion was attacked by
eighteen German airplanes, flying low
and sweeping the road with machine
gun fire. The order was given for the
MEL to scatter, and not one WAS hit. A
cavalry squadron, galloping down the
same road, also escaped without o
casualty.
One officer. summing up the battle,
said it was the best organized show he
had ever seen. The arrangements were
perfect and worked without a hitch.
Within twentyfour hours after SOL
diefs were Killed or wounded men re-
ported to replace them, and the sup
plies came through as regularly as in
the camp.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Canadian, First in
Hun Headquarters,
Won a Good WAGER

WITH THE CANADIAN FORCES IN
FRANCE, Aug 15.-Some interesting
incidents of the fighting of the last few
days are now available For instance.
all Thursday of last week, when the
battle opened, great difficulty was ex-
perienced in advancing on our extreme
left
Finally it was decided that the onlv
way to advance was to turn the left
flank. A famous Quebec battalion was
intrustcd with the task. They had to
take up their position in the dark by
the aid only Of the stars, maps and
compasses. At the appointed hour, d 80
O'clock, they were on their ground,
whence they advanced and took tho
position, forcing the entire enemy line
m this sector to fall back, with trininp
loss to us.
One officer had a bet with another
that he would be in the Bochc divis.
ional headquarters at Quesncl first on
IhurBday night. II was wild race.
ard was not settled till Friday morn
ing, when the winner actually took pos
session OF the quarters while his troops
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Wounded I'll Times.
Wants to Fight Again
Battle-Scarred Veteran of Ca
nadians Appeals for Chance
to Join the NAVY

Iwenty-one wounds and four wears
or active fighting on the Flanders front
have not entirely quenched the desire
of William Boyle, twenty-five years
old, for action. Just discharged from
the Canadian Expeditionary Forces and
with his body a mass of scars. he has
tried to enlist in both the navy and in
the Marines in order to do a bit of
lighting for the United States. Both
refused him and yesterday he appealed
to Washington to help him get back
to the front
Young Boyle is the son of Detective
Sergeant William Boyle, detailed tc
Police Headquarters. He enlisted with
the Canadian forces at the bepinninn
OF the war and was attached to ar
antiarcraft battery. He was sent
abroad among the first Canadian SOL
dlers and saw active service continu-
ously, save for the time he spent in
hospitals recovering from his wounds.
He was declared incapacitated for
further service upon his discharge q
short time ago from the big genera
hospital at Brighton, England. -Four
wound stripes adorn his sleeve and on
his breast he wears a silver service
medal showing he served from the
beginning of the war until DISCHARGED
because of injuries
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Fall of Roye Held
To Be Inevitable as
French Tighten Wise

PARIS, Aug. 16 q p. m.).-Roye is
being held in viselike grip by the
French. Stubborn resistance by the
Germans is being crushed by the
French, who are slowly encirclng the
town.
The French advance at Villers-les-
Roye makes the fall of Roye inevitable,
! it is, believed by military men. Posses.
sion of the town by French troops
would make necessary rectifcation Of
the German lines, and an enemy retreat
to the Nesle-Noyon line would be prob
able.
The Germans are clinging desperately
range Of hills east of Ribecourt
They are stubbornly defending the
LassignyOise Canal, the loss of which
would entail the evacuation of Noyon.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
American Fliers
Bomb Railroad
Yard at Conaans
Is Direct Hits on Tracks
and Two on Roundhouse
Out of 20 Shots
Pursuers Are Foiled
u. S. Aviators Have Busiest
Day and Score Many
Victories Over Foe
(By The Associated Press

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 16.-An American
bombing squadron, commanded by Lieu
tenant Gundelach, dropped twenty
bombs on the railway yards at Con-
fans yesterday. Eighteen direct hits
were observed in the centre of the
tracks in the eastern portion of the
yard and two on the roundhouse.
The squadron was pursued by eleven
enemy planes, six Of which were speed
lily left behind. One of the remaining
five was hit by the American machine
gunfre and forced to descend near
Joinville. Lieutenant Gundelach was
slightly wounded.
American aviators successfully bonn
harded the railroad yard at Dommary-
Baroncourt, in the Verdun Metz area
this morning Longuyon, north of Yer
dun, and Thiaucourt were attack ID
| Wednesday.
Several bursts were observed in the
central and southern parts of the yard
at Dommary ryBaroncourt, and the in
stallations there are believed to have
been wiped out.
Three direct hits were made on the
track in front of the station at
Longuyon and twenty-three bombs fell
on surrounding warehouses; Certain
military objectives we're bombed al
Thiaucourt.
During the aerial fighting on Wednes
day, which was the busiest day Ameri-
can aviators have experienced in some
time, an American airman attacked 3
! German balloon. His gun jammed
when he tried to fire incendiary bullets
but he was able to fire fifty OF the other
kind. The German aeronaut then
jumped with his parachute
An enemy airplane attacked an Amer
lean balloon, but was driven off by fire
from the ground without forcing the
balloonist to jump.
Confirmation has been received of the
victory Of Lieutenant Edgar j. Tobin
of San Antonio, Tex, in an air combat
on August 10.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Ludendorf Orders
Cos77b-Out Of Army
To Get Man-Pozver
lRn Thn Aeaocinted Press }


WITH THE BRITISH ARMY in
FRANCE, Thursday, August 15.--Ger-
many has acknowledged that her man.
power, once SO freely wasted, now is
dwindling in proportions great enough
apparently to cause considerable anx-
iety to the High Command.
The toll taken, particularly in recent
fighting, by the Allied armies and the
prospect of being confronted by the
ever growing American forces has
caused General Ludendorff to issue
most imperative orders for a vigorous,
imm rebate comb out in the German
army in order to recover from aux
Hilary units all men capable of enter
ing the trenches.
In the comb-out, says the order is
sued by General Ludendorff, first con-
sideration will be given to men over
forty-tkreea awho have served in the
front lines longer than six months. He
announces that commissions have been
appointed to investigate the entire sit
uation, including men Of every rank.
All men available for the infantry must
be sent to depots in Belgium, the spe-
cial purpose of the High Command be
ing to get more infantry reserves.
Appended to the order are special
instructions to Field Marshal Won
Mackensen and General Won Scholtz to
make "a greater demand upon the local
personnel" instead Of using Germans
in the auxiliary services as reinforce.
ments.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17

attacks at all costs and that it be pre-
pared beforehand for all sacrifices. All
infantry officers and even the chiefs of
higher rank must try to bring their
men to give proofs of sang froid under
all circumstances. All chief officers in
action superior to subalterns must con-
tnually see to it that their men, fol-
lowing the example of their own calm
and exemplary attitude. are kept in q
state ready Immediately to resist or
counter attack.
"Thc first line must be held with
small detachments while the rest of the
troops will be placed in echelon to a
great depth. However, in order to
avoid all panic by night, and especially
in foggy weather, the garrisons of the
first line will be reinforced and the re-
serves will be brought up nearer to the
first line. At all times reserves will
be carefully distributed over the
ground in such way as to avoid use
less loss. Isolated farms. groves and
valleys will never be occupied, for the
enemy will surely lombard them.
"If the enemy should succeed in
penetrating into our positions the work
of the artillery is to cut him off with
barrage fire and annihilate the reserves
which follow him, while enfilading aid
front fire, delivered with rifles and ma
chine guns, is to be directed against
the enemy advance guards. The diff
cult situation in which the enemy will
find himself must be exploited before
attending to others.
"The supporting troops should imme-
diately counter attack and take back
the positions. They must go as far in
certain cases as to charge under the
fire of the enemy artillery. If the
troops in the zone of combat cannot
throw the enemy back or hold him, a
combined attack of the general re-
serves must be made while the enemy
is still engaged in fighting in the mid
die Of unknown grounds with local re-
serves for the possession of fortified
positions.
"Retreat will be necessary for posi-
tions in the rear. but only under orders
of the chiefs of armies, who will then
organize a methodica attack to retake
the lost ground"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Germany Trying to
Spur Joded Troops
To New Assaults

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s.--The French
n'eh commission made public to-day
an order issued by the German Genera
Headquarters in anticipation Of Allied
attacks. A telegram from Paris to the
commission stated that this document
emphasized the importance OF an Allied
victory, az the recovery attacks pre-
pared for by tho Ccrmans have failed
The order follows:
Energetic measures win be taken
1apmcdiately in order 10 insure that the
ih7anlr2 In action rcBjst the enemy
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Allies Reach Old
Line of Trenches
East of Armancourt
(By The Associated prcss,

WITH The FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 16.-Allied forces occu-
pied Villers-les- Rove and St. Aurin and
reached their old line trenches east of
Armancourt yesterday. Further north
they pressed forward toward the
Chaulnes-Roye line, taking Damery
Wood in the evening.
Sharp fighting continues east of Ar
mancourt. Just west of Lassigny there
was lively combat for chasseurs'
trench, in the middle Of Plessier Park
The fighting ended in victory for the
French.
There is evidence that the German
reserves are no longer sufficient to
maintain the defence. and that drafts
are being made on German troops hold
ing other important sectors. The
French division that took Ribecourt
met there enemy troops which recently
had been withdrawn from the Verdun
front. They were old acquaintances,
the French division having been cited
for gallant work In the defence OF the
fortress on the Meuse against these
same Germans.
The fall of Ribecourt followed close
~ upon the capture Of the height of
Antoval, which was attacked with such
ardor that the enemy was beaten be-
fore he realized what was happening.
One observer was caught in a tree from
which he was regulating artillery fire.
The possession OF Monolthe farm IA
cihtates operations against the Loer-
mont height, a mile and a quarter to
the northwest. This spur in turn
dominates Plemont, which is the strong
est enemy position in the Lassieny
massif. II also overlooks the valley
Leading northwest Of Lassigny. The
noid OF the enemy upon Lassigny is
very precarous. When this flank break
the whole line must crumble.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Austria May Give
Home Rule to Czechs
Plans for Formation Of League
Of States Are Reported
Under Consideration

LONDON. Aug. 16.-A plan has been
adopted for the formation of a league
of Austro- Hungarian states, to be au-
tonomous in dealing with home affairs
according to Vienna dispatch quoting
the Czech Radical organ in the Aus
trian capital.
The Exchange Telegraph correspond.
ent at Copenhagen transmits this dis.
patch, which was printed in the Berlin
"Vossische Zeitung" The quotation
from the Czech organ reads:
at is learned from a reliable source
that Premier Hussarek has reached ar
understanding with prominent repre-
sentatives of all the Austrian partic.
for a complete revision of the Aus
trian constitution. 1t is planned tx
form number of states that shall
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17

envelop it as they have env.,o,..
Lassigny. 'pea
Further north the British u.
advanced more than mile to, -"
Fresnoy-les-Roye from Damerv s4 w
about mile from Fouquescon,@ @4a
Fransart. To the south of T;l.,'s
French troops penetrated fu,a
into the Bois des Loges-an ;ns.'
tant German position five mS' s''
northeast of Lassigny. At thi. sss n,;s'
they are only mile from thu b;s '
road from Roye to Lassigny. vh;.,
is now the only north-and-south % +,
of communication behind the c..
man front. The whole German H..
in the Avre sector has been rors.,
shaken.
The inability Of the German j.,
serves to stop yesterdays adv,o~
argues either a new weakening oi
the defence or purpose on the n,s
Of the German High Command :,
cut the losses threatened by an sf
fort to stick it out on the n,..
ent improvised front. General W,
Boehn has Just been put in con
mand of the two armies between n.
Somme and the Disc, replacing ~.
der Marwitz and Won Hutier, ea,b
of whom had been acting indeuso.
IDENTIFY under separate chief-v,
der Marwitz under the Grow,
Prince Of Bavaria and Won Huts,
under the Grown Prince of pruss;,
Won Boehn has just conducted u.
retreat out of the Marine pocket :,
the Vesle. He may seem to Ludn
dorff to be the man of the hour fl,
a similar withdrawal to safety b.
hind the PeronneNoyon line.
There is strong dissimilarit
however, between the situation |,
the Marine salient and the situate,
in Picardy, now that the Montdidie,
salient has been eliminated. \
Champagne the Germans could M
escape pressure on three sides until
they reached the Vesle River. Sipn
getting out Of the Montdidier pock.
ct they have been subject to pres.
ure only OH long, straight front
except in the immediate neighbor.
hood of Lassigny. The strategic
situation in the Marne salient com.
PEELED superior forces to retrest
Only weakness compels a retrs,.
from the present German front for
there is absolutely no threat of en-.
velopment. Yet, according to Lu.
dendorff's new programme of econ.
omy in men, retreat has become
matter Of prudence for the Germans.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Saxon Is New Leader
Of First German Arm, ,

FRENCH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Aug. 16-Thc successor Of
General Won Mudra, who commanded
'he 1st German Army in the attack on
General Gouraud's army in the Cham
pagne last month, apparently is Cen
eral Won Carlowitz. Saxon, who had
been Minister Of War in Dresden and
had distinguished himself in leading a
saxon army corps in the offensive of
this year. VI
General Won Bochn, who commands q
The new army group recently formed
commanded the 9th Corps. which
helpcd to sack Louvain. He is
credited with saving the German
army after General Mangin's at
tack on July 18. but has been forced
10 accept the chief responsibility for
snch failures as that of the battle Of
Malmaison, last fail, and the retrent
from the Marnc this spring.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Attacks in Balkans
Repulsed by F rench

PARIS, Aug. 16.--"In Albania, east of
Porogans, the enemy renewed for the
third time attacks which our troops
repulsed,' says an official statement is
sued tonight "1n the region of
Gramsi the enemy suffered severe
losses in the course of fruitless recon-
noitring.
81 In spite Of bad weather British avia-
tors have bombed enemy organizations
and concentration points in the Struma
Valley"