New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-05-03
PL1AINVILLE NEWS
PLA|NYILLE GOES
SAILING OVER TOP
Relic Train Departs as Important
Announcement Is Made
MORE SOLDIERS ARE HOME


Other News Items Cleaned ,n,,t
Town.
The coming Of the relic train to ,,,;.
town is now an event of the to,,,,,.r
history but it Will be recalled as,,,a,,..
the most important of the events COZ,
nected wit the war. The largo crowds
which formerly turned out TO Sand
away the draft units with cboar
ana smile were present TODAY 70
. greet these returned men and TO SEQ
Tor themselves the terrible weapons
which tho Germans used to hri,,o
death and misery to so MANY of tho
American soldiers
The biggest event of fine dav bo,.
ever, was when A. A. Mcleod. chair-
man Of the Victory Loan committee
stood on the platform of the train and
told the people Of the town that
PlainVillc had exceeded its quota of
Tl21, 500. 1t is all the mort important
lhaSmuch as the quota Of $121, 500 was
IalGcr for Plainvillc than perhaps any
other quota throughout the state.
with but a population Of about 5000
the quota was very large in proper
ton and was ASST gned to the town be-
cause of lis showing in former cam
paiGnS when the town always went
away over.
The town went wild when the train
arrived and everywhere as far as the
eye could sec people wcrc running
in the direction of the depot. True
to schedule the train pulled into the
town at just 1915 and was placed
for public inspection at II O'Clock.
y
an aerial salute bomb was fired. The
white puff of the bombs explosion
floated into thin air just as tho
whistles and bells took up the greet
ing aud noise and confusion rcisncd
for some time. With the train there
we're numerous soldiers. Lieutenant
Guppie Of the Second division was
in command of the train as military
officer while Dr.. M NJ. Graham
ranked as civilian officer as he was
the man in charge of the trains tour
through the state. Captain Owen Of
the Royal Flying Corps was present
and spoke. He was Il prisoner in But
2aria for p months. Sergeant Blight
of the 14th Engineers who was
wounded at Chateuu-ThierrN, was on
the train. other soldiers present
were: Sergeant II. Hayes of the
Fifth Anti-Aircraft division; Private
III. J. Nugcnt Of the 55th Artillery;
Sergeant rafferty, of the 55th Artil-
lery; Private Arthur Morris of the
medical corps of the 30th division,
who by acts of herOism gained the
attention Of King George. who per-
sonally decorated him: Corporal John
Wall of the 41st division; Private Ed
ward ,Arsenaut Of the 42d division;
Corporal George Brown Of the Fifth
Trench Mortar Battery; Private
Michael Aide Of the 1924 infantry of
the 10Th division; and Bu2ier F1nc
of the L. S. Marine Corps. ON the
train the men were having an enjoy
able time and a quartet composed Of
Nugcnt, Haffcrty, Morris and Bob
Bcarbcc the porter, made HE worth
living. The men named themselves
the "Pil1-BoN Quartet after the we'll
known pill box Of battle fame.
The first speaker at the train was
Captain owen who told of bis cN
pcriences. He was 5000 feet in the
air when he was attacking q Hun
plane. He made q perpendicular drop
Of 5000 feet after his opponent and
was firing into his machine when the
captains own machine stopped dead.
Nothing could start the engine and
he WAS forced TO rand.
He was able to destroy his plane
and the Germans wanted to shoot
him for doing it. His plane WAS torn
in ribbons from the machine gun |
fire directed at him from the ground. |
lie learned later that 1000 shots 4
minute were being fred at him from !
the ground. His Hun opponent vas /
later killed in the air.
Following him on the speakers /
platform was Private Merton LalnbH
of this town. Lamb has just CON- I
pleteO is months service and OK |
pressed himself pleased at being acIl. |
He told tho people that they should |