Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
DANIELSON

Big. hronzed and sr',irp-and in perfect hea;th-Private Adeiard Bar beau, C company, 102d Infantry, re- t1rned to DNnielson Tuesday noon, setting his feet in his old home town for the very first time since he left i' on the morning of September ,, 1Hi5, to answer Uncle Sar,s call for rBen of the ~elective service, he, with Richard !. Hcalev being tho first two men from tho towns of Eastern Wind ham county 10 go from this section to Camp Deveus. And he went. as was recalled Tuesday, practically as @ vol unteer, for he had requested to have lis order number advanced that he might go at the earliest possible mo- rnent.
 You know" he said. as he. laughed Tuesday afternoon. 'J told you when I v-ss leaving that I was sotrE to Ser lin. Well l made good. ! did 50 to Berlin. but not the way I expected 10 TO l was there after bcinc a pris- oner of war several mDnths-but 1 saw thc Hun capital just tho sarne.'
 Private Ba"1cau's experience in the val has ben. without question. the rtost varied cf any Uf l>IlEugiy's boys v'ho wont i-t. Inc service.
 The hi-torv of his experiences from Scp'emh~r 2 '2r1. I'D to The morning CT April 2o '1lS. was 'n"rI the same a. that of hand eds of ctnr- men who were vi'h 'lp now r4u"us 102d h. fcTiry. rit frcr1 tbg' flJet'I day uu- tll af cr Inc signing Of l1c arnlsti"e vlct h" fygr'rac-d fell r# 'No lot of pr.v . t.c. e.rif-l or ,h. Auericar o-crvpts for.
 ''gr.t'.- a.. -~oali.. r.rCs nortt eeo ''rr .t !. T-- -6.e cave th- 1rr' H.' .'-~.I r .hr ua'rattr7 Cf li- ... 'r -.. 'gil'.it Y r. |. sfrr .. '.. '-.-. f.rr- mrn tells uoles'f'. .9f ..tth nl.s- 80 touch of lvW'r rFr aha. .... l,-~or and syTcrine rf .r .' are li.tfe more than r.t n0rics. rg- memories that will for hhn never 2. rrHrar.
 Our opt1' rad br'1 ir he front line for seror aa.s a0l i..a command fGC been relirrsd 70" tle rri of April i9 l9iS.' sail Private llr1tIu Tues ua ysftcrr ooA. 'I 1il HoJ go ont with them when they lef. for the rest camp. because [ was eorsirg as a runner. and my dut-- ,7;l-l for mo to stay through the night a. c,der that ! Icight acduairt tho runner wlo was tc succeed mo with the t~cn.h system u-c something of his duties was sll ready to rC out on the morning of tho .Nth however. and ha3 my pack ready and everything iG shape my boots all greAsed up and strapped O, tho roll ready to got awav as soon a, tho morning relief wqs made. I hat tter in the front line T week, during which time was soaEel i) the skin end my feet were wet aail iEo time
 Well. there was some isvcilie tha morning, in the dark and rain oi the early morning. about 23o. the Ger mans in front Of ns opened with ; terrific barragc. The first hail O si:cii came from our left. wher, French troops wer7 hohiine the line tui later il shifted 70 the right. W, realized at once that the German wcre planning an attack or a heav, scale and we realized al once we wer in for it-
 ! vas ocxipying a durout in whicl were Captain Freeland. C.autei in Locke lieutenant and three jeicphone op orators. Az soon as tEc German Ftarted their harrsSe. which was ter rife. our officers sent ur flare afto fare. calling on our artillery for counter barTage. but there was no re spousc from cur guns.
 Finally Captain Freeland wrote message for me 10 race through witt to Captain 'Isggerty. but. as I starte,