The Press., 1919-04-24
STAFFORD SPRINGS

WaSserman.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS
 John Sullivan and Thomas Fraser were home from Boston Sunday.
 Paul Stetznen was operated on at the Johnson hospital for appendicitis Saturday night. He is making a good recovery.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Pease of Nau- gatuck were with their parents, MT. and Mrs. s. F. Pease and Mr. and Mrs. J. Allan Mix, over Sunday.
 Guests at the Wasserman home on Grant avenue over Easter were Miss Anna E. Elowitz of Providence and Maurice Elowitz of Bridgeport.
 A special train carrying war relics and materials captured from the Ger mans on the battlefelds of the World War will tour Connecticut frcn: April 21st to May 10th to stimulate patriotic interest in the Victory Loan. The ex- hibits carried by this special train will include a representative assortment of instruments of warfare captured by the American soldiers during their battles from Seisheprey to Verdun. Among the souvenirs will be the so- called "Hindenburg Pill," a metal con- struction with a revolving turrett used by General Hidenburg while at the front as an observation post. There will be army men accompany ing the train competent to explain the various exhibits as we'll as bond sales men and speakers who will explain the features of the Victory Loan. The relic train will consist of one baggage car, three flat cars and one sleeper. The train is scheduled to arrive at Stafford Springs station Tuesday, May 9th, at D. m. for a stop of about one hour
 The request that all discharged service men call at the town clerk s office with their discharge papers as soon as possible has been responded to by quite number. This is being done for two reasons; one is to get a complete record of the doings of all local men in. the service during th/ present war, and the ether is to ha a certified copy of the discharge 0Sa men svom the service. x4 this way, should a man los.bsjls original dis charge papers, he can secure copy equally as valuable as the original.
 John and Christian Christiansen, who recently arrived from France and are now at Camp Devens, enlisted May 23, 1917, in battery F, 1O3d regiment, 51st artillery brigade of the 26th Yankee" division, composed princi- pally of men from Stamford and vi- cinity. The battery boarded the Bal tic at New York October g, 1917 and reached Halifax two days later, going across with convoy of nine vessels. A fleet of four torpedo boat destroyers them through the danger zone. On October 24th the fleet docked at Liverpool, from which place the boys proceeded to South Hampton Five days afterward they went across the English Channel on the Viper" which, according to their description, deserves rather the name of Tub" This was wild and stormy trip. After day spent in Le Havre, they went next morning to Guer, near Ronnes and then to Camp Coetquidan for training. On February 9th the battery entrained for active service at the front. It's first position was in the village of Ostel, north of Soissons, held originally by the Germans. Then came a two-weeks' hike to the Toule sector, where they were attached to the 32d French army corps of the 4th French army. They were in posi- ton near the 1O2d regiment of infan- try Connecticut men) on April 20th in the battle of Seicheprey. In this fight two men of the battery were killed and two wounded. About month later they participated in the 'million-dollar" barrage, which be- came famous because of the fact that 1t cost $1,000,O00 and resulted in the capture of one prisoner. At Chateau Thierry on June 18th they suffered a slight gas attack. Then came the last big German offensive on July 28, the second battle of the Marne, which lasted for eighteen days. The Chris Jensen brothers were in this battle from beginning to end. In the battle of Epieds the 102d regiment (Connec- sicut), captured the 210 m. m. how tzer, now in possession of Massachus- etts, and on exhibition in Boston. This is clearly Connecticut trophy. The l03d was also in this fight. A short rest behind the lines followed. In the St. Mihiel sector, some time later, ? 1000 prisoners were captured by the Beth. Their last engagement was in the Mouse Argonne offensive October 18th, in which the famous "Prussian Guards" were driven back by the Yankee infantry. The 26th division had the honor of being the first com plete unit to arrive in France. That it earned the respect of both friend and foe is shown by captured Ger man document which read, "The 26th division is fighting division which has proven it's qualities in battles on various parts of the front" After such stirring experiences as these the boys think they will be well satis- fled to remain quietly at home. They have to return to Camp Devens to march in the review of the division, next Friday, April 25th, and then will be discharged.