Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-10
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
DANIELSCN

Letter From Private Henry G. eiI-
 bert Indicates Spirit of American
 Troops-Dog Causes Scare = Polish
 Recruits Called For Scheme to
 Provide Funds For Brooklyn Red
 cross-rKenneth H. Hamilton to Enlist in Army.
 Private Henry G. Gilbert, who was wounded recently while fighting in France as a member of 9 New Eng land artillery regiment, writing to his parents MT. and Mrs. Frank H. Gill bert, of Broad street tells in the most interesting letter that has come from Danielson soldier who is fighting lover there of the experience of be- ing wounded. The magnificent spirit that is a guarantee that America will win in this war. a spirit characteristic of the American troops. runs through the letter. which follows:
 Somewhere in France,
 April g, 1918.
 Dear Mother: Here is a fine "to do." I am in a hospital. I was "got" by a "Whiz- -bang'-one of those shells you can't hear until it's almost upon you. One can hear the big fellows coming and has 15 seconds to duck into a shell hole-but the whiz- bangs allow but a scant two seconds. We'll, the first one hit couple of yards behind me and knocked me head over heels into a ditch. There stayed until the mess was over. When I picked myself up. I found my shoulder out of joint and bit of a shell splinter in my leg. Now I am all fixed up and expect to be on duty again in very few days. Lucky. eh Can't tell you what has happened to other of our men or the effect of other shells. But I think, perhaps the censor will let this one incident pass, since there are no dates or places smuggled into the recital and since you would surely be interested in knowing what happened, in gen. eral way, to your son.
 We have experienced gas and, guess, about all the Dutchmen could hand us-but they'll have to do better than they have done if they break the American spirit! They arS VI. halt as dangerous foemen as some try tC picture them.
 The hospital is fine, but, frankly, would rather be "duckin' shells. Ev- eryone here seems to feel the same; 1 there's a chap beside me with his cal blown off and his legs full of shrap- rel holes and he. even, dislikes the | inactivity. It makes one seem to fee | like a deserter to have the boys UT | there where they never know wf1er 1 they will have to duck for their lives and you going to a fine, white bee where there's no mud and no shell: and no danger
 don't like it. I'd rather hear thu | Ieh ct nf hi hor 7c~'' fl times than be fused over by brett! young nurse whose gentle fingers ant white lined face remind me too nnucl Of you! There's nothing much tn matter with me anyway. l tackle tn doctor every time he comes aroun and ask him to let me go back. Nov he's got so he walks away around tn other side of the ward and just grin at me-son- of-a- gun. If he doesn come through with the goods brett soon, I'll waylay him!
 The remainder of Private Gilbert letter is of personal nature and includes that he be remembered to hi friends.
 This young soldier. still well unde 20 years of age. is one of whom Dan ielson is very proud. An army mad l up of boys like him never could b beaten in this world.
 T Small Dog, Big Excitement.
 A little dog. owned by Robert Pei lerin. escaped from his home, at til corner of Franklin and Furnac streets just before 8 o'clock Thurs day morning and within a very fe minutes thereafter had succeeded l, stirring up a mild sensation an gaining general circulation of ma dog scare report
 Just what happened to the dog { make him act differently than he moi mally was in the habit of doing
 not known. but, getting up on 1 Groad street. ne began to act queer ly and exhibit some symptoms tn;
 are characteristic of dogs sufferir with rabies. Finally he made his wa on to the property of Broad stre, resident and was promptly shot |
 Wellington E. Bitgood, a high scho student.
 It is possible that the dog was SUI
 fering from a. fit or some other a fiction, but the number of cases
 rabies that have been developing
 Connecticut during the past fe
 months made the case a suspicion
 one and stirred up a little furry
 the Broad street section for a fe
 minutes.