The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-18
NEWELL ARRIVES
FROM OVERSEAS
First Local Boy Home From
France Since Fighting
Stopped
WAS ORDERLY TO
MAJOR FIELDEN
Private Lewis of Grafton, in Aero
Squadron, Also Reaches Brattleboro
Game from England-Both Glad to
Reach Gods Country

Private Ralph ". Newell OF the head
quarters troop of mounted infantry, 10Th
division, arrived last night at the
home OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man \. Newell of Guilford street He
reached Brattleboro on the 9.l5 D. m.
train, and Is the first Brattleboro soldier
to return to this town from overseas
since the aTmistice was signed So far
| a is known he in the first Windham
county soldier 10 return to the county
/ from overseas since hostilties ceased.
| This is surely Gods country. and can
hardly realize that | am back home
again, Private Newell said to a member
icf Tho Reformer staff this forenoon. He
! poke as though he meant what he said.
and although he was i'll for several weeks
before he began his homeward journey
he appears to be in perfect health, and
there j. no mistaking the fact from his
c0untenanec that he IS glad to get back
home.
Before leaving here Private Newell was
| American express messenger between
| Brattleboro and South Londonderry on
the West River railroad. He has not vet
made plans for his future occupation, but
may return TO the express business.
| Private Newell arrived at Hoboken
| Dee 10 on the steamer kroonland. After
4 day IN quarantine the steamer docked
| DecI H. Private Newell with others
went 10 Camp Merritt. where he went
through the delousing process. which in
cl,ldes kerosene bath. lie went to Camp
Deyens, Aver, Mass Dec. l3 and left
I . iat,
noon.
When the lst Vermont regiment went
TO the Mexican border in 1916 Private
Newell was in Company OF Brattleboro
He was drafted for the National army
April | Of this year. being the second
man drafted in the first call He went to
Camp Deyens and was assigned to the
2Ith company, 9th battalion, depot bri-
gade, and six days later he was trans
ferred to the headquarters troop of
amounted infantry in the 10Th division
land was made orderly for Mai J. S. G..
Fielden Of Fall River. Mass, in which
Icapacity he remained until honorably dis
charged
Tie headquarters troop served as guard
for Gen. Harry +. Hodges and his staff
officers, including lst Lieut.. Alphonsc c.
Rattc of Brattleboro. Four officers. in
! Guiding Major Fielden. and -four orderlies
including Private Newell, went in an adj
vance party of the 10th on the Justitia
TO Liverpool, landing July ;. The jus
titia was sunk in the English Channel
ON the voyage back.
The advance party proceeded by train
TO southampton and crossed on the Eng
E lish cruiser King George to Havre where
! there was an air raid the first night.
Going to the front with the officers
Private Newell saw some OF the battle oi
Chateau Thierry from the heavy field ar
tiiIery headquarters. Thence the party
: iproceeded to Chaumont and later to st
Amand which was made the 10Th division
headquarters. Major Fielden was trans
] ferred to the Toul sector and Private
I Newell was with him there in Septem
/ ber While on special duty with Majo
n Fieiden in the Toul sector Private Newell
. was taken i'll with influenza in Oetobe
( and was of duty four weeks. He lef
!. Brest on the l\roonland Nov. %
n While in France Private Newell saw
several Brattleboro boys, among then
Pearl T. Clapp. Harland H. Wentworth
: Joseph Fleming. Ray Adams. William 81
ICvr and Harold Chase
Although not wounded. Private New
ellis visits to the trenches with the off
le GERS placed him number of times il
L dangerous positions He saw many Sc
verely wounded men and much of the de
he vastation i'll France.
he His only suoyenir is q silver ring. whic
was taken from German prisoner.
V Closely following Private Newell int
Is Brattleboro came Private Charles (
n Lewis of Grafton, of the 263d aero squa6
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