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New Britain herald., 1918-05-10

Was burned a little. You see, Mother, where the body perspires. it is liable to gas, especially ths mustard gas. We'll the French gave me wonder full treatment and some days later l Wds transferred to an Am erican hos ,iital. 1t was wonderful to have my sight back again. Mother. and l thanked God. the best I know how, because l felt q few days before that l would never be able to see again. But now, I'm feeling great and anx- louS to get back to the boys.
 Feels War Is Near End.
 Well, Mother, how are you? I'll bet you have been worrying your hair gray since you learned of my mis- fortune. Now, please don't worry about me, Mother. I'll take care of mysef the best I know. how, as I have been doing. How are Mary and Don- aid? Poor dears, did you tell them :? I'll bet that both of them are wait ing anxiously to get this letter, too. And how are Cert, Joe, Urban and Matt? Is everything going along 0. K? Has Joe been called yeto If he has, all right. If he has not, well, it's all right, too. That's all I care to say about it. It seems to me, Mother, and I have every reason to feel so, that this present offensive of the Germans is the final. Perhaps, by chance, the Allies will make a coun- ter offensive and if they do, it will be the final, too, because there will be no stop until the pig squea1s. That is why I'm anxious to be with the boys to get into the big push.
 How are Ed and Ella? And the boys and Loretta, Mike and little Jim Give them my love and say I'm O. K. Give my love to Grandm others Clark and Callahan, all my aunts, uncles, cousins and all my friends. Well, Mother, I will close now, but will write soon.'
New Britain herald., 1918-05-10
CALLAHAN WRITES
 0F BEING PASSED
Eyes Affected When He Fell Into
 She'll Hole During Battle

Doubts concerning the welfare and whereabouts of Sergeant Clarence Callahan, of Company I, 102d U. s. Infantry, have been cleared up by the receipt of a letter from him written on April in an American hospital. Sergeant Callahan was seriously gassed several weeks ago, and, from letters written home by other New Britain soldiers, it seemed likely for a time that he was to be returned to the United States for treatment His mother, Mrs. Mary Callahan, of 4 Smith street, has received the follow ing letter:
 My Dearest Mother: I'll bet that since the last letter I wrote, telling you that I was wounded, you have been worrying your poor head away. Today has been really the first day that I could write since that last let ter. I am now in the third hospital since I was wounded and it is an American hospital. But it's the last I ever care to be in over here or over there. The treatment is great, the meals are wonderful and the beds are real beds, with sheets and mattresses on them, and the beds have springs in them. too. But I would rather be back with the fellows where the life is rousht, the meals hard, and where my bed would probably be in rocks. I would be more comfortable there. You know, mother, it is the first time I've been separated from the boys since last March, and you would be surprised to. find the effect it has on one. It is like being lost.
 Knows What War Is.
 well, Mother, I will try to tell rou how got wounded, and no doubt you are anxious to know. Saturday night, March 16. at 6:20, the Boche opened up one of the heaviest gas tttacks since the beginning of the war. It was a dandy, too. only we didn't realize the fact. It lasted un- til about 11:30. The trenches were s:lot to pieces and it was necessary to send our working parties imme- o1ately to repair them, and that is no little job, either as the trenches are stretched out for miles. Then, the wires were down and that was an- ether job (that is they were cut in several places, they are always on the ground.l All these things were
New Britain herald., 1918-05-10
RECKLEssNEsS CHARGED.
MotorcycIist Claims He Tried to StoI
 But Machine Sktdded.

IT. police court this morning George R. Payne was charged with operating a motor vehicle recklessly. He pleaded not guilty. Sergeant Johnson testiled that Payne rode down Main street last night shortly before s o'clock at 0 speed Of about aJ miles an hour. A boy named George rode his bicycle from Walnut street onto Main and Payne ran into him. George was thrown against the s,outh church fence. Payne's ma- chine went against the curb on the side of the street. Payne satd that f1e tried to stop and the motorcycle skid ded.
 He was fined the costs in the case and promised to pay the charges for the repair of Georges bicycle.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-10
CITY ITEMS

$10o Neckwear 65c at Besse Le- land's.--advt.
 Last week of soft or stiff collars at old prices. s.-Wilson's
 Corporal Dwight Skinner is home from the government Signal Corps Training School at Burlington, Vt. Private Robert Voight of the same place, is coming home tonight on 8 short furlough
 sI.50 Neckwear $1.00 at Bessc-Le- land's.-advt.
 Buy your seed potatoes and fertiliz- CT at Stanley Svea Grain and Coal Co. -advt.
 Your Neckwear always at Besse- Leland s.-advt.
 George M. Hansen, first-class ma chinist on the l.. s. S. Fulton, is home on a~short furlough. ................ .... .,
 Mems odd trousers s1.69 up to s7 ar Besse- Leland s.-adyt
 James W. Ringrose has sold prop erty on Beatty street to Stephen Sutols and John Tutko.
 Why pay S1.15 for shirts when 3csse-Leland Co. are selling Troy shirts for 100-advt.
 James Dunn, who was sent to Fort Slocum with the last draft quota, has been rejected for physical dsa bility.
 Special Sale s1.00 Shirts in our Easement Department 79c at Besse- Leland 's.-advt.
 Dr. $. G. Ohman will attend the 25th anniversary of the Rockford Illinois, Swedish Lutheran church, May 30. Dr. Ohman, before coming to New Britain, was stationed at this church, it being his first assignm ent after his ordination.
 Always more quality for less money at Besse-Leland s.-advt.
 The Ladies' Auxiliary of the U. S. W. V. is invited to attend the exer- cises to be held this evening at the C. A R. hall by the Ladies' Auxiliary Sons of Veterans.
 Children's Blouses sec and 95c at Besse- Leland 's.-advt.
 A Rec automobile belonging to M. r.. Rogers was stolen from in front oi Fox's theater last night.
 Childrcn's Straw Hats at Besse-Le- lands are ready.-advt.
 The improvements at the fire and police headquarters on Commercial street arc nearly complete.
 Ii it's good underwear we have 1t ot right prices, Besse-Leland Go. --advt.
 Chief of Police Rawlings has re- ceived word that the driving license of Isaac Knapp has been suspended. He was found guilty of driving an s-utomobil while under the influence oI liquor.
 Nainsook union suits 45c at Besse- Leland's. Why pay 69c and $1.o0 elsewhere? Besse-Leland's of course. ---Stdvt.
 The new police order for patrol hen to eat their lunch at designated places on their beats will be effective as soon as the keys to the buildings selected for use are secured.
 Boys Military suits SPAS at Besse- Leland 's.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-10

no sooner finished when at a short time after i a. m. the attack re- opened and heavier. It was the one that proved so fatal. Well, Mother, remember when I was a boy I used to look at the pictures of the Civil var in those two big volumes we have at home. and I'd form my own Ideas Of war and I thought the noise @tlc roar was hardly able to survive f'lder and when we first came over Here ana I'd listen to the noise of our own implements while training, J declared that it was the worst ever
 iut let me tell you, Mother, that on st. Patrick's Day in the mornin'. 1918, I found out for myself what war was, is, or will be. Holy Moses, how those guns did howl. and the fascinating singing of the huge shells through the air After the first at tack l learned that Co. - Kitchen was gassed and that many of the mon were caught. I started for the Kitchen and when I arrived I found that the area of that kitchen was saturated with mustard or blister -ng gas. As it was part of my work l took samples of the earth that was affected. Of course, I was equipped with oiled gloves. etc. After I fin isned l remained there for some time and finally the second attack opened. ] started back to battalion headquar- ters.
 Falls Into She'll Hole
 The shells were almost like rain and l didn't think my life, past, present, and future, with gas-mask, gun and uniform to boot, was worth it's weight in salt. I gave up all hope of getting through the rain of shells. Eat l got there o. K. and was rum iting along the top, as the trench was down, when suddenly I fell into shell hole that had previously been eassed. The force of the fall tore the mask from my face. My face started to burn and I felt immediate ly that I had been gassed. The dirt, ss J found later. was burned in my face. I went to headquarters and got another mask and then started out with the major to visit every post in the battalion Queer, isn't it, the very last post was my old platoon in Company I and after talking with the fellows a while, my eyes were get ting worse The previous three hours from 2 to 5. my eyes were giving me quite q little pain. Then daylight came over the hill and my sight left me. All I could see was red flame.
 Well, they rushed me on a stretcher to the first aid station about two miles away and many thanks to the fellows who carried me through the long, weary, zig-zag trenches, After getting first aid I was sent by ambulance to trench hospital When I arrived there all my clothes were taken away from me and turned, They found that my body
New Britain herald., 1918-05-10
BABY INDUSTRIES
 LEAD STAMP DRIVE
Making Much Better Showing Than Large Factories in Town

Minor x Corbin still retains the lead in the Thrift Stamp Factory league drive The reports which come in show that the smaller concerns arc doing their bit much more credit ably than the bigger corporations
 You think that nothing tastes as good as the pie that mother used to make. Try the mucilage on the back of a Thrift Stamp. The satisfied feel ing that you experience is much the same.
 Factory sales of Thrift Stamps up to May 1:
New Britain herald., 1918-05-10

Utah Governor Places Ban on Fulton
 Willard Contest

Salt Lake City, Utah, May 10.--The proposed Willard-FuIton heavyweight cham pionship bout will not be held in Utah, it was announced at the office of Gov Simon Bamberger here yester- day. The laws of the state will not permit of the contest being held, ac- cording to an opinion of the attorney general, given at the request of the governor.
 Ogden sporting men have been en- deavoring to secure the battle in that city.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-10
St Thomas Seminary.

Summaries: TWo-base hits Lynch:
 ks, off O'Connell, ! in [ innings, off |ogowsI5i, 0 in ? innings; stolen lses. Clark ?, Reilly, Roland, Clancy
 \ Martin, Kosicka, Demensky 7,
 |ierin; sacrifice hits, Reilly, Brady: h by pitcher, (by Charlow) Boland Iv O'ConnelD Calazia; left on bases, T, $. ,. New Britain 4; bases on
 |Jls. aoff Charlow 3; struck out, by |f,onnell 9, by Blogowski l, by
 Harlow '; umpires, Messrs. Reilly
 Ed Nolan.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-10
H. S. NINE GOING TO MERDEN.

The New Britain High School base row to meet the team of the Meri- den High This game it is expected will rub off the rough edges on the team, and put it in trim for, the com ing game with New Haven which will be played in one week
New Britain herald., 1918-05-10

Cant you remind someone today that the little Thrift Stamp that was pasted in the corner of his book when he bought it is getting mighty lone- some?
New Britain herald., 1918-05-10
FOUR-MINTTT1 SPEAKERS.

|The assignment of Four Minute sen for nent week is as follows: Monday. May 13, Fox's, Rev. G. ". Hill: Lyceun1. P. F. McDonough;
 eeney's Rev. w. r. Cook; Scenic, 7. c. Hungerford. -sa at1rday. May IS, Fox's, Rev.
 enry w Maier; Lyceum, Rev. G. w. Hill; Keeney's, P. F. McDonough; -enic, Rev. w. F. Cook.
 Thc speakers will have for their F ic the Red Cross war fund.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-10
|NGAN'S TEAM
 IS OVERWHELMED
Thomas Seminary Adminis- B Annual Beating to Locals

3y 9 is q hoodoo day for Judge
 Mangan. and yesterday was no Rson to the rule, his Professional f baseball team accepting the #al walloping at the hands of the homas' Seminary nine at Eliza
 Park, Hartford and the Ford kteam succumhing to a lacing ad- 9tered by Holy Cross in New
 The game yesterday was not $lliaHt affair by any means, and &seminarians had little difficulty ing, score to 1. O'ConneI who
 pied the mound for the victors
 en enigma to Mangan's pets, with 8possible exception of Bennie ! h, Even the mighty ciouters, ny Naughton and Doc" Dunn, M his offerings to be mystifying. {nnell retired from tho mound in RseYenth inning being succeeded FBlogowski, who held the locals Pss. The work of Demenski and Fck in the field was exceptionally |. the latter pulling down a hard F off Lynch bat in the ninth that Eght applause.
 he locals scored the only tally in Initial round. when after CIancey
 been retired on strikes and Doc" |n was out Bardy to Roland, bets" Martin rapped out pretty E to left center for a single th met the second ball pitched for a long drive into left field. by displaying some excellent work, Martin dcnted the pan. eafter the chances of the New hiniteG to score were few and far keen.
 he sseminarians evened matters in r first time at bat, when Clark, first man up, hit one of Charlow' rings for safety. He immedi- J purloined the midway station scored on Riley's single. The IS ran neck and neck until the l Stanza, when some weird play resulted in two runs for the St s. Dave Dunn at shortstop, was n his fielding in this round great idinG his opponents. Again in
 fifth, sixth and seventh innings, victors managed to chase men sf the platter ne contest afforded excellent prac-
 for the victors. Judge Mangar
 unable to attend the opening part he game. being detained in Hart
 on, business, but it was just as
 he was spared the humilia-
 of watching his selected work
 G2dergo such an ignominious at. Jimmy Naughton, retired l the game in the fourth inning,
 tho following record: At bat 2, results, two strikeouts. Doe n. played remarkable game. in field having clean record of iAg to do and doing that we'll. low who essayed to baffle the narians, pitched a fairly strong , but was handicapped by an in- r brand of catching. st a word about the umpires.
 good looking young men, named Y and Nolan. held down the task,
 other than a rather narrow es-
 from being permanently pitt out by a batted ball stril1- him, on his regal, MT. Reilly did V. He did, however, give a de- n in the closing inning that was ripe. c score:
New Britain herald., 1918-05-10
DIR MANN ELECTED.

The annual meeting of the Parents and Teachers association Of the New Britain High school was held last evening. Officers elected are as fol- lows: President, Dr. F. J. Mann; vice president M C. Levitt; treasurer, Bernadotte Loomts: secretary, Miss Eleanor Yates. The Amphion club of the school furnished the entertain
New Britain herald., 1918-05-10

AIarAha chapter. Order Of the sstern Star, will hold services at Le Masonic home in Wailingford, Snday at o'clock. A large atten- Lnce is desired Members will leave the 12.58 train from Berlin.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-10
NORTHENDERS WIN.

The Northend school defeated the F1onroe school last night at baseball The score was 5 to 3. Donald Hat ti1gs is manager, Paul Covazza is ca ptain of the Northend school team.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-10-01
GREAT CROWD
PRESENT AT
RALLY LAST
NIGHT AT
POST

The Liberty Loan rally held ut the open
was II big success, both in point of attend
ancc and the number Of subscriptions Sc
cured. The auditorium was BY no means
large enough To accommodate the crowd
of civilians and soldiers which turned out
and hundreds were compelled 10 stand or
70 find seats in the autos parked as close
to the stage a. it was possible TO place
them
The program was successful from ev-
cry point Of view. The Thirteenth cav
airy band furnished music for the occas-
ION and the various patriotic numbers
went far toward arou>ing the enthusiasm
Of the crowd Tommy Ryan. the famous
old pugili>t. kept the audience deeply in
tere~ted for about 10 minutes with his
demonstrations of what physical culture
can accomplish, and ended up his part
Of the program with some excellent adj
vice To both soldiers aid civilians. His
work and his talk made nm excellent i'm
preston. He was followed by Private
kenniSon and Private IIendrickson. both
a whom were sent To the States after
the battle of Chateau Thierry. having
been ga>-cd and rendered temporarily un-
fit for military service when the Ameri-
canS fought the battle which drove the
Huns over the Marne. Private Hendhick-
son gave IA brief resume of his expert 4
cnces in the trenches and both made N
plea to the people Of Brownsville 10 sup
port the boys "over there who are now
fighting our battles.
A. ID. Rodgers of San Antonio was in
troduced BY Judge james A. Graham. and
made the principal speech Of the even
mg-a speech which aroused most thor
oughly the patriotism of the crowd. and
there was not Il person in the audience
who heard the address who did not 90
home better American than when he
came. Mr.. Rodgers did not waste time
IN mass OF useless detail. He told
frankly and candidlN what the American
people are expected 10 do in the present
crisis, and left no doubt in the minds of
his hearers that they must respond a.
Loyalty and generously Ms they had be-
fore I'VE are going 10 carry the Dcclar-
Continued on Page Four)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-10-01

GERMANS AND
AMERICANS
HIGH TING
PITCHED
BATTLE

London. Oct. Herman reserves are
being rushed into the battle between the
Argonne forest and the Meuse river,
where American forces are now engaged.
4 new German division has been identified
in the fighting, and the enemy is offering
the fierceSt resistance. The enemy has
probably decided TO make a stand ON the
Kreimheld line The Americans are now
fighting what almost resembles a pitched
battle amid the ravIneS, woods and
heights along this front. Every possible
resource l. being used to prevent or de-
lay the American advance. but the Amer
leans are fighting with their usual gal
lantry and are steadily creeping forward.
Bad weather still prevails on this front,
but the American airmen are doing excel
lent work.
Notwithstanding the desperate efforts
Of the Germans To keep the Americans
back on the front between the Argonne
and the Moselle river. it j. indicated that
the German line L. weakening ut many
vital points
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-10-01
RESIDENTS OF
MEXICAN AND
SPANISH BIRTH.
BUYING BONDS
PROVING THEIR LOYALTY TO UNCLE
SAM BY LIBERAL SUBScRIP-
! Tl0NS TO LIBERTY LOAN
BOND ISSUE

When the fourth Liberty Loan was an
minds Of many Of the American residents
OF Brownsville was: "What will the Span
ish and Mexican element of the city do
toward the support Of the bond issue -
Yesterday the Spanish and Mexican ele
ment answered this question themselves
and they have answered it in n manner
which proves their loyalty and their thor
ough understanding of the war situation
in manner which should make every
American in the city feel proud 10 call
them brother citizens of this great COM
monwealth. Practically all the business
men have doubled, trebled or quadrupled
their subscriptions over the subscriptions
success j. largely due to the methods en-
ployed by the committees who put the
proposition to them in business way
and received a prompt response.
In one day il was impossible for the
committees To sell all of them. But those
who have been approached have respond
ed in a generous, whole hearted manner
which j. a splendid criterion Of the senti-
ment existing among them. With very few
of them was II necessary to present the
arguments defining the necessity of unan-
imous support. Practically all Of them
knew the situation, realized fully that
Uncle Sam was in need OF all the finan-
cial assistance they could give, and they
were not slow about giving IT,
II j. very evident that since the previ-
ous bond quotas were subscribed there
has been a radical change in conditions.
IL i true that heretofore the majority
Of them have subscribed, but now they
seem 20 feel the necessity as keeniy a-
anyone, and they are making sacrifices,
in many instances, which prove their in
tereSt in and devotion to the cause for
which America i now fighting.
The committees in charge Of th, work
received IA most pleasant surprise when
they started their drive Thousands of
dollars have been subscribed. and ;is one
member remarked, 1--WE can take our hats
off to the Spanish and Mexican people oi
Brownsville. They are doing their duty
nobly. and are going 10 be one Of the bic
factors in putting Brownsville and Cam
eron county over the top
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-10-01
Huns Burning
City Of Cambria
(BY ASSOCIATED PREsS.)

London, Oct Under threaa Of
speedy capture by the British the city of
Cambria has been set on fire by the Ger
mans. North Of St Quentin the British
wedge has been thrust still further into
the territory held by the Germans. Lever
eis i one of the important points which
has fallen TO the British in the dav's
fighting.
The British forces are reported to have
taken the town of Nendhuil on the front
between Cambrai and st. Quentin, and in
the continuation Of the closing movement
on Cambria, the British last night cap
tured Proville to the west and Tillolov on
the northwest. These have been very i'm
portant strongholds and their capture l.
an effective blow against the German de-
tense Of both st. Quentin and Cambrai.