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New Britain herald., 1918-04-13
FTTRTHER RETREAT
 FORBIDDEN BY HAiG
..Every Position Must Be Held to Last Man." Field Marshal In-
 structs Army.

London April 13.-Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in a special order of the day addressed 10 ''all ranks of inc British army in France and Elan ders" says:
 ."Three weeks ago today the enemy began bis terrific attacks against up on q 5O-nile front. His objects arc to separate us from the French, to take the channel ports and to destroy the British army.
 "In spite of throwing. already, one hundred and six divisions into the hattie and enduring the most reckless
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13
FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY
 F1TzHUGH GREEN. U. S N
The Ar mada

In these wild and tumultuous times it is appropriate to recall that fantastic expedition which set out from Spain to conquer England.
 Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkins, with some of their FfelloW pirates were having a match at bowls. What kind of bowls, I can only guess. Wassail bowls maybe The date was July 1?, 15SS, and the place Plymouth. England.
 Suddenly comes running breath less haste a Scotch skipper. On hts fleet outside.
 "Righto,' says Drake, we'll bag the rascals in ye due time. But now let us finish our little game" Char acteristic of the race was such i'm perturbabiity, and it has won many a battle.
 The Armada boasted 130 ships which were manned by 1S,973 sol diers and S,050 sailors. The former sfined their bell-muzzled guns and bikes while the latter worked and wondered what makes a soldier so worthless.
 The English had 197 ships and 15,- 925 men. But most of these vessels were tiny fish boats and their crews largely recruited from men who came to see the show. They saw it all right!
 On the morning of the fight the admiral's q1artermaster was cross eyed with fear. He reported more than 15o ships to Drake. Which made Sir Francis cut himself with
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

HIS SaieIy TdHDf.
 At nine o'clock the curtas, ,,oso The Spanish hoped to close that tboir bodies of troops might engage. PT,+ John Bulls sailormen had too mu,s sense, and sailed circles arounn them picking out one and another from the pack.
 A Flemish gunner gummed Spa i1's game. On Admiral Oqucndos migshtg flagship he had been reproved fon using to much ammunition. Which, was descipably unjust; for who, if not 8 flagship, should make tho big. gcst noise in heat of action?
 The gunner's wrath was as venom in rattlers jaw. He crept below. set a slow fuse in the magazine, and. then jumped overheard. Being a. strong swimmer he made an English ship. before which he threw up his hands and cried: "Kamerad!"
 The Spanish admiral lost his life in the terrible explosion that fol- lowed. Dispute over the exact num- Der of pieces into which he was, blown nearly caused civil war in. England.
 With this bad beginning and the week of savage fighting that fol- lowed it is not to be wondered that when Drake sent fire ships among the enemy they fled. Barely half of the great fleet reached home. And the ducats of treasure lost reached the staggering total of 100000.
 Most notable Is the chief fact his tory brings out: The Spaniards counted on their Gott.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13
TODAY'S TABLOID TALE
By Joe Blast.

Mir. Pecve Secs Through It.
 After all,' said Ambush Peeve, who had been reading Snutfler. Maencl1enhater and other philosophers on the sub ject of war-''after all war IS 8 biological necessity. Despite the temporary hardships and lnconveniences that it entails, war is the great leveller, and the great purifier. War is a tremendous force that, in the last analysis, is an absolute necessity. With no wars to cleanse and inVigoTate, man. kind would gradually sink to the level of the brutes and would become extinct through fatty degeneration of the brain and morals. Yes. ii is best to look the matter dispassionate- ly in the face-war is bene- ficial, salubrious, in fine, as I said. a biological necessity
 Ambush, your dinner will get cold if you go on tallling,' HIS Nllc h6SidSS, l am anxious to see what you think of my first real war din- ner -- everything strictly ac- cording to the food adminis- trator. The biscuits are one tenth flour and nine- tenths po- tato meal. The butter is made of peanuts and turpentine, and, instead of frying the steak in butter, as usual, l friend it in cottonseed oil, and when you taste your coffee, which you'll notice is all prepared for you, youll see that I put in mo- lasses instead of sugar, and a mixture of chalk and water instead of milk. Go ahead and try everything, Ambush"
 Ambush Peeve tried a bis cult. Then he tried the steak and the coffee.
 After al1,' he said. as he shifted the butter, after all, war seems so unnecessary"
 Copyright 1918 by George
 Matthew Adams.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13
MERIT RECOGNIZED.

a meeting of the school board srday afternoon, it was voted to ease the salary of Superintendent !. Holmes from $4,5OO to 5000. ts action the board has expressed terms it's appreciation he very efficient work of our Erintendent of Schools. Mir. hes has long been recognized as
 of the best school officials in this |try, and the results he has ob- ld since assuming charge of our |pls have won for him the admira- and respect of every intelligent ln. His praises have been heard |very side, but it is fitting and |that his efforts should be reward
 Eith something more than com hntary remarks. That was the lon of the members of the school I in voting to raise MT. Holmes |y and no one will begrudge him Eell-merited increase. The school H has the Iaudable aim of placing Institutions of learning on an plane with the foremost schools De United States. Everyone who Ees the importance of giving our lars the services of the best off,
 who can be obtained will agree
 the additional sum voted to Holmes is money well
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

the toll of your ancestors, asking nothing from LIS in return but decent citizenship and adherence to those ideals and principles which are sym bolized by the glorious flag of Amer tca.
 Woe to the foreign born Ameri- can who betrays the splendid trust which you have reposed in him! Woe to him who considers his American citizenship merely as a convenient garment to be worn in fair weather, but to be exchanged for an other one in time of storm and stress!
 Woe to the German-American so- called, who in this sacred war for a cause as high as any for which ever people took up arms, does not feel a solemn urge, does not show an eager determination to be in the very fore- front of the struggle, does not prove a patriotic pea1ousy, in thought, in action and in speech to rival and outdo his native born fellow citizen in devotion and in willing sacrifice for the country Of his choice and adop- ton and sworn allegiance and of their common affection and pride.
 "As Washington led Americans of British blood to fight against Great Britain, as Lincoln called upon Am orleans of the North to fight their very broth CTS of the South, so Amer jeans of German descent are now summoned to join in our country s righteous struggle against people of their own blood which, under the evil spell of a dreadful obsession, and, Heaven knows. through no fault of
 ,f this peace-loving nation, as it is the enemy of peace and right and free dom throughout the world.
 ITO gain Americas independence, to defeat oppression and tyranny, was indeed to gain great cause.
 "To preserve the union, to erad1- cate slavery, was perhaps a greater still.
 ITO defend the very foundations of liberty and humanity, the very groundwork of fair dealing between nations, the very basis of peaceable living together among the people of the earth against the fierce and bru- tai onslaught of ruthless, lawless, faithless might: to spend the lives and fortunes of this generation so that our descendants may be freed from the dreadful calamity of war and the fear of war, so that the ener- sies and millions and billions of treasure now devoted to plans and ln- strunents of destruction, may be g1v- en henceforth to fruitful works of peace and progress and to the better n1ent of the conditions of the people that is the highest cause for which any people ever unsheathod It's sword.
 He who shirks the full measure of his duty and allegiance in that noblest of causes, be he German American. Irish American, or any other hyphen- ated Am merican, be he ]. W. w. or So- cialist, or whatever the appelation, does not deserve to stand amongst Americans or indeed amongst free men anywhere.
 He who, secretly or oVertly, tries 10 tlwart the declared will and aim of the nation in this holy war Is a traitor and traitors fate should be 9,fr-
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

tired. To those I would say that victory will belong to the side which holtls out the longest. The French army is moving rapidly and in great force to our sup port. There is no other course open to us but to fight it out. These words, which are part of a remarkable message from the British 1 Field Manhal Co his soldiers, are cal cu1ated to fns&i1l every man of them ; with spirit which must win in the | end No f1owery language. no boasts, no sign of weakening can be found l in Marshal Haig's exhortation to his heroic warriors. They are the words oi a true Englishnan fighting mad,' and they will have the desired effect on the British troops who have held out so Vaiiantly against enormous odds. Continuing he says: 'The French army is moving rapidly and in great force to our support" This same France is the country which the Kaiser told his subjects months ago had already been bled white, and WAS about to collapse. Now they arc rushing ra apidly and in great force to the support of their British allies against whom the Hun has thrown millions of men in a final attempt to push through to Calais. And again:
 Every position must be held
 to the last man. There must be
 no retirement. With our backs
 to the wall and believing in the
 Justice of our cause, each one of
 Us must fight to the end. The
 safety of our homes and the free
 dom of mankind depend alike
 upon the conduct of each one of
 us at this critical moment.
 Such is the tone of the British leader who leads those armies which have withstood an onslaught unparal- advices 100000 German troops have been sent into battle on d 25-mile front That means about 5000 mon for every mile, or more than one man for every foot of the battle line.
 Such is the proposition confronting our Allies. It almost baffles the imagination when one stops to con- sider the reckless sacrifice of human life the Kaiser is guilty of in his des- perate attempt to realize his dreams of world conquest. But he will not succeed. He has to deal with tried men of strong hearts and though his hordes may push the Allies back still further he will strike q snag in Elan ders as he did on the Marne
 There is no occasion, therefore, to despair of the situation. At the same time we should not permit over-con- f1dence to blind us to the seriousness of the situation. A terrible battle is being ragged, a decisive duel is being fought out, but the Allies will prove themselves equal to the occasion.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13
EVENTS TONIGHT

Vaudeville and superior photo plays, Lyceum theater.
 High class photo drama, Foxs the atcr.
 Moving pictures and vaudeville Kceney's theater.
 Charity bazaar. Jr. o. U. A. M. hall Vega society meets in Vega hall
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13
THRIFT STAMP SALES.

The Metropolitan Insurance Co. agents are continuing their good work in the sale of Thrift Stamps. The week before last they sold $1.417 and last week $290. General Manager +. R. Gflpatric has notified Sister Boni- face of St. Mary's parochial school that the committee will furnish two banners for the exercises Sunday.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

The anti German mob spirit in southern Illinois is not to be taken as an evidence of super-patIiotism It is simply natural 1awlessness. flour lining under system of no-govern- vent, which has finally found what it thinks is a respectable excuse for it's dcVltry.--NeW York World.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13
CENTENNIAL LODGE MEETING.

Centennial lodge. A. F. & X. M. will meet next Wednesday evening and will confer the third degree on one candi- date. There will be special music and refreshments will be served. Az tion will be taken on an amendment to the bylaws.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

1e union of lakes, the union of lands, The union of states none can sever; 1e union of hearts, the union of hands, And the flag of our Union foreveri
 GEORGE POPE MORRIS
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

When / Emperor Wilhelm learns about that letter his ally wrote to cousin Sixtus the Austrians will have reason to sing their national anthem, God Help Kari Our Kaiser
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

A reader ofg the Chicago Tribune offers this suggestion for 8 poster de- sign to be used in the next Red Cross campaign: Stop Look! Loosen,!i That covers the ground and would apply equally well to the present Lib- erty Loan mpaign,-Springfiold Re publican
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

But as all the reliable observers near aC hand agree that it did. nobody need take the judgment of this New York demagog seriously. -~ Provi- GcnCe Journal.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

It Is said that rabbits are now sell ing at $1 apiece in London. And they used to lead the class in multiplica- ton.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13
FACTS AND RANCHES.

What has become Of the man who said the daylight saving law would i,rove impracticable New Haven Register.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

Chorus girl in New York was awarded s1,oO0 damages after eahib- iting her injured ankle to the jury. Pikers, we'll say.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

Yankee Punch Drove the Huns Backward. HI eadhne.
 Must have had kick in it.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

We have entered our second year of the war with a, greater enthusia sm and determination than WE started on the frst.--Norwich Bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

Henry Ford promises a two-man tank. We have seen some one-man tanks that ought to be good models.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

Paragraphists note that we no longer read in the news about Przemysl. But then there's also Wytschaete,
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

One thousand bags of beans were destroyed by an accidental fire ip Brooklyn. The dAouring element has no conscience. Boston obituaries please copy.--New London Day.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

In the interest of accuracy, would it not be advisable to label some o1 the bulletins Sent out by the bureal of public information "A Picture 1T Three Cree1s" New York Post.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

.ed daily {sunday eNcepted> at A:15 p. m. ae Herald Building, CT Csurch St.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

fred at the Post Office At New Britain
 as Second Glass Mall Matter.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

Morris Ei1lduit denies that Ser gers strength in the Wisconsin elcc- ton came from pro German sources.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

Have you bought a Liberty Bond ?
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13
Britain Herald.

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
 Proprietors.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

only profitable advertising medium tr &the cttS Circulation books and press room always open to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13
FIGHT TT OIT.'

Many amongst us now are hred. To those I would say that victory will belong to the side which holds out the longest. The French army is moving rapidly and in great force to our sup port. There is no other course open to us but to fight 1t out.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-13

ana on Wil1CD WaS I1It "IollS anu take his stand accordingly, whatever the wrench and anguish of the deci- sion. And thus I took my stand three years ago. s
 "But whatever one,s views and feelings, whatever the country of ones birth or kin, only one course was left for all those claiming the privilege of American citizenship when by action of the President and Congress the cause and the fight of cause and our fight.
 'Tho duty of loyal allegiance and faithful service to his country, even unto death. rests, of course, upon every rnerican.
 ''But, if it be possible to speak of comparative degree concerning what is the highest as it is the most elementary attribute of citizenship, that duty may almost be said to rest with an even more solemn and com- polling obligation upon Americans of foreign origin than upon native Am orleans.
 "tor we Americans of foreign an- tcccdents are here not by the acci- dental right of birth but by our own free choice for better or for worse
 I've are NOur fellow citizens be- cause you accepted our oath of anegi- ance as given in good faith and be- cause you have opened to us in gen. erous trust the portals of American opportunity and freedom and have admitted us to membership in tue family of Americans, giving us equal rights in the great inheritamce which has been created by the blood and
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-12-13

al Bianiant II is d very. nice place
but has been all knocked to pieces by
the Boches. They were in this sec
ton for 5 days in 1914.
I sent you all cablegram the day
we got back and l suppose you have
received it by now. ~,
The weather is a little cool here
now but nothing to speak of. I i'm
agine it is much cooler in the States
than here. The war news is looking
pretty good and I think we will soon
have peace, don't you?
1t certainly is too bad that so many
of the boys are having influenza. 1t
has not hit us yet and hope it wont
We certainly are eating now. I
don't think I will ever get enough.
The only thing we had for about ten
days was hard tack and canned
bulletts."
Will close for this time but will
write soon again. Much love to all.
LIST Lieut.. Mead Arbogast,
Co. G.. la Infantry
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-12-13
A TRIBUTE

III sad but loving rememberances
Of four of our brave Highland boys,
Albert Gum, Roy Nicholas, Russell
Hevenar, and Harry T. Swecker, who
gave their lives like heroes for liber-
tv and are now sleeping silently be-
meath the sacred soil Of France.
Cover them over with beautiful
flowers;
Deck them with garlands, these
brave boys Of ours;
Lying so silent by night and by day,
Sleeping the years of their man
hood away
Years they had marked for the joys
of the brave;
Years they must waste in the sloth
of the grave.
All the bright laurels they fought to
make bloom
Fell to the earth when they went to
the tomb.
Give them the reward they have won
in the past;
Give them the honors their merits
forecast;
Give them the chaplets they won
in the strife;
Give them the laurels they lost with
their life.
Cover them,-yes, cover them over;
Parents an d sister and brother and
lover;
Grown in your heart these dead
heroes of ours,
And cover them over with beautiful
flowers"
E.K.H. and LEG.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-12-13
"1st Bait. H'dq ia, A. E. F.

-
II have just come out Of the Val
ley of Death, because we lost 600
men and officers from my battalion
alone there. 1t was indescribable
slaughter, but we took a hill without
artillery support that the French had
tried to take five times and failed
Nearly every friend | have in the reg
iment was killed, including Albert
Johnson, from Belair, Md, who was
in the same tent with me at Camp
Mcclellan. How I came through I
don't know.
Regiment Cited By French
'The French have cited the regi-
ment and wanted to decorate one Of
ficer from the battalion and four men
from each company, but the major
couldn't make any recommendation
because everybody was brave to the
same degree.
eff our attack hadn't been subject
ed to a murderous artillery fire it
would have been beautiful. We at
tackled at 7 in the morning and as
we started up steep hill the Ger
mans dropped blanket artillery
barrage on us. Thousands Of burst
ing shells. Whole combat groups
would be shattered by the high ex-
plosives, but not man faltered or
turned back. 1t stirred my blood as
nothing has stirred it before. They
went up to our objective in as perfect
order as you would see on the drill
field. When we got to the top we
had to cross about 200 yards of open
ground and the boches slaughtered
us there with machine guns but
couldn't stop us. We cleared out
the woods and for 48 hours we laid
there in the rain without food or wa
ter with the Germans Smelling and
casing us all the time. I thought
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-12-13
LETTERS from OVER THERE

Oct. %, 1918
Dear Mnther;::
While chance permits l am go
ing to write you another letter.
Yesterday morning we started fir
ing the old canon and fired till two
D. m. before stopping. The gun got
cut of order and we were given Or
ders to pack up every thing and we
we're to come back to the picket line
and the gun was to be sent back and
repaired. After getting the gun in
moving order we went up along the
side of the hill to our dugouts and
tore down our little homes and made
our rolls. While we were working
my sergeant gave me your post card
which I read hurriedly, and then we
all went and ate supper. lmmedl-
ately after supper we started for the
nickel line, and only went a short
distance when one of the wheels oil
the gun slid into a shell hole. Well,
we got shovels and dug and Workd
and after several trials we got it out
md didn't go very many yards I'LL
the gun slid in another shell hole
and at the same time starting to up
set. but I jumped on awheel as 1t
started turning and yelled for help
and kept it from turning oVer.~fhen
we Iabored for a long time again.
and while working the Dutch sent
over mustered gas and we had to go
IN on a hill and stay till it cleared
T We got a tank to pull us out and we
lid so. and were soon our way again
We reached the picket line about I
! m. this morning and spread oul
blankets in the mud and got what
we call a little rest. The gun Will
be ready in a few days and we VIII!
he back on the job again.
I hope you will have an eJoyaole
birthday. I am sorry l can't DC
there. Well, mother I must close
md hope to hear from you again
soon. Your soldier boy,
PIT. Cyrus w. Colaw
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-12-13
NOV. 8, 1918

My dear Dad:
Three days ago we were relieved
from the front and were transferred
back to a rest area by motor truck,
which was very nice. Probably the
reason for that was because there are
only few of the best of us left, and
thank God, happen to be one of the
lucky ones. We did some pretty
hard fighting and made name for
the Division. And I am certainly
glad that I can say was in this. Di-
vision, especially the Hath Regi-
ment.
The Boche say we are the most
fearless bunch they have ever tack
eled. The prisoners we captured ex-
pressed themselves by saying we
were not soldiers but bunch of wild
men. That certainly is an awful
name to have. However, we came
over to beat them and we are going
to do it anyway possible.
To add to the pleasure of being
back at rest, your nice long letter of
Sept. 29th., reached me yesterday,
also one from Elsie McClintic of Au
gust 10, written two days before we
went over the top. And I tell you
that was some day-one that l wont
forget for some time. We made
several attacks while in the line. but
the first one was the only one of
great importance,
/ resigned from the gas office job
to go back in the line because promo
ton is quicker and it is more active
than the gas job. The last time |
wrote I told you I was put in COM
mand of a company. I did take them
in the trenches and commanded it
there, but due to the fact that sever
al officers were away at school and
returned the other day one of them
happened to be my senior so he took
command, but have been promised
a Co. and the opportunity has not
quite materialized, but will soon I
think, and a promotion, too.
We are stationed near Bar-la-Duc