New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-05-01
PLAINVILL.E NEWS
JUMPS
OVER 100000 MARK
victory Loan Campaigners Oh
tanning Great Results
RELIC TRAIN HERE SATURDAY
lnrec Ar" Hurt in Bad Auto Smash
toWn GazeS Skyward TO wat,I,
fiSinS t1rcus--Othcr News Items
Taken in About Town.

Flying Crcus-Othcr News J,e,,s
Taken i'll About Town.
1t is with a great feeling of on
enlargement that the Victory loan
committee announced this mornino
that Plainyille has exceeded 1,o
100000 mark in its campaion to
raise it's quota of $12l,50O. The exoct
amount subscribed up to noon was
100000 which now leaves $1S.5o0
still be be taken out in bonds
Everyone is asked to put his and
her shoulder to the wheel and boost
the loan until the quota is reached.
Other towns and cities arc going
rapidly over the top and if everyone
gets busy in this town the result will
be the same. 1t is pretty we'll as
sured that the quota will be reached
II those in town financially able will
take another subscription IN order
20 swell the grand total as we'll as
secure good investment
Many people may not have been
reached by solicitors. They are asked
10 forget that part of the matter and
onef ther subscriptions at the bank
Many also may be planning to wait
until the last moment to take Il bond
If they will offer their subscriptions
it will be of great help.
Concerning ihc Relic Train.
great deal Of interest is alrca ~
aroused over the relic train which
will be here from II d. m. to 1870 p,
m. Saturday.
Posters have been freely distributed
around town concerning this inter
esting feature and full publicity has
been given in the news columns.
When the train gets to town an
aerial bomb will be fired, factory
whistles blown and church bells runs
SO that the whole town will know of
it's arrival.
Captain Charles T.. Lockhart, who
spoke so we'll at the rally April % will
be on the train and will speak
Many Of the factories will close at
| o'clock and arrangem ents have
been made at all of them 50 men may
leave at that time to see tho display.
These relics do not represent Ger
tain designs and a certain amount Of
steel only. They represent that
against which 100000 more .Ameri-
can soldiers fought in Franco, and
against which 2,00O,0OOmor G Ameri-
can soldiers were training in this
country to fight later
IL victory had not crowned our
farms when it did a large part of these
100000 men would already be IN
France and an army of 100000 men
would today be aligned against the
guns like these and tho tyranny and
hate which they represent.
The average person in looking at
l,;,- H.
the mechanical construction of the
material displayed but will pause in
his observation to let the thought sink
strUmcnts represent.
They tell IL big story. The explosive
shells and gas shells sent from some
of these very guns may have caused
the death of many an American SOL
diCr, possibly. Il PlainVille boy.
Their silence and presence here has
been made possible through the sacri-
flee of the flower of the allied nations.
They are here because Of the grim de-
termination and unspcakablc bravery
Of those who fought that freedom
might live
And, SO it is that, when they look
at these relics. the mon and women
of PlainNillc will be led to pause and
CONSIDER these many terrible things,
but tho still more glorious achieve
ment Of our soldiers which has en-
abled our government to show these
relics and to inspire us all to lend as
we can, that the job may be finished
by raising the money necessary to
bring our boys back.
Subscriptions to the Victory loan
should not be taken lightly There is
tnl
for.
1t is the best investment in the
world and although it may be hard
for some to squeeze out the necessa nv
weekly installment, at the same time
it is saving for the future. and show
ing a spirit Of appreciation of the
needs of the occasion and from that