Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-12
"OVER TIE TOP" TODAY FOR NORWICH

dead ones" Also on exhibition were seme of the barbarous weapons used by both the Huns and Austrians and were long clubs with leaded ends with spikes in them.
 While the people were examining the exhibit, appeals for subscriptions were made by various memb bers of the train and by Mayor J J. Desmond, who made stirring bid for subserip- tiens, as did Rev. c. H. sRicketts. An other speaker of interest who told his experiences over there was Lieutenant Ralph Lewis of the 18th Canadian overseas battalion. Lieutenant Lewis was 20 12 months in the service. He enlisted as private and was promot-
 ed to lieutenant after the battle of the
 Somme and decorated with the milf
 tarE medal by King George.
 Private Raymond Schwartz of the 1e9th regiment, U. s. infantry, 18th di- vision, who served in France for five months at Chateau Thierry and Els mes, and was wounded Aug. g, 1918, and gassed, and invalided on account of shell shock, made stirring. speech and appealed to the people for support of the boys lover there.
 Interpreter Lebert, who has served two years in the French army, and is now attached to the American army as interpreter, and has been decorated with the Croix de Guerre, told of his experiences in the war with great modesty, but was strong in his appeal l to American people to buy Liberty bonds
 l Interpreter Lebert is very modest in l his telling of the manner in which he 1 won the decoration for bravery and it ] was only Friday that the truth came out. It seems that Lebert was in q l trench in the front lines when the
 Huns let down terrific barrage. All the other men ducked for the dugouts
 but Lebert was left alone in\the trench
 to weather the fire. When the barrage 1 lifted -Lebert was unharmed but a
 horde of Germans were coming his way and it. was either kill or be killed. He Jumped to a machine gun and let loose, as soon as one clip was gone he jumped to another gun and so on un- til he had beaten back the Germans single handed This is his story anG
 he says modestiy he only did his duty The total subscriptions taken at tht
 train amounted to some over $5,000
 The Boy Scouts and members of tht Women's committee did the solicitine
 At one car Dr. M. M. Graham spok, and secured 21 subscriptions for a tota of $1.500 and Miss Evonne Broadhurst
 member of the Girl Scouts. recorded
 them.
 The train stopped here until late il
 the evening and will be in New Lon don today, where a big celebration ha been planned.
 ( Work of Women's Committee. Up to Friday there had been re
 ported 2,311 subscriptions for $326. .05 secured by the Women's Liberty loa l committee.
 for S26.4 making a total of 2.s7 : subscriptions for $352,50 3 Team, No. 3, consisting of MT. : Richardson. captain, Miss Josephin Edwards, Miss Frances Edwards Mis f Rose MaEkoff, Mrs. JoTnhn AfcDonalt } Mrs. Lee Clegg. Miss Viola Walz. Mir : William Stinson, Mrs. William Honey
 man and Mrs. Higgins, has aoHecte : S1750.
 The Hebrew committee, consistin f of Mrs. Joseph Rosenberg, chairman l M. l, Silverman, Miss Rose Gordol s Mrs. Herman Sears and Mrs. Nncha, : Levine, have pledges for $29.S5o. I Girl Scouts, Troop l, Miss Luc l Loring, captain, Miss Hatherir ,, Hempstead. Miss Elizabeth Hunting Q ton, Miss Elizabeth Smith, Miss Mai d ion B. Briggs, Miss Nora Warwic n Miss Sybil Palmer, Miss Lillian . Brewster, Miss Elizabeth fTiggin Miss Marguerite Sutthill, Miss Luc
 G. MaeDougall, Miss Clara Evan Q Miss Josephine Holbraok, Miss Elei. e Smith. Miss Evon Broadhurst. Mi: g Barbara Smith and Miss Coastant n Learned have $32100 pledged from 2 e subscribers.