New Britain herald., 1919-04-21

sped back toward this town. The local
 police were notified but as the num-
 Der was unknown the man was not
 caught. pr. l.. H. Frost of thls town rendered medical services. The Wom- an occupant was most seriously hurt.
 She was removed to her home. The
 men received bad bruises and the
 children suffered mostly from fright.
 Several witnesses of the accident say
 that the Buick auto was racing to-
 ward New Britain with another large
 car No one was able to secure the
 number of the car and it is feared
 that the miscrcant made good his getaway.
 Victory Loan Drive Opens.
 Today and tomorrow are volunteer days for plainVil}e on inc Victory Loan. Booths at the Red Cross rooms and the post office are open for subscriptions from 8 a. m. to 9 D. m. and at the bank from T. m. to 3 D. m. These booths will be open all day Tuesday during these hours. They are in charge of the wonen's committee.
 It is hoped that all who possibly can will come 10 these booths and subscribe voluntarily that PlainNille may get a large part of her quota, subscribed by Tuesday night. 1t is also hoped that those who cannot subscribe on volunteer days will have their minds made Up as to how many bonds they can take, so that when the canvasscrs call tho subscriptions can be quickly entered.
 One point very strongly emphasized by the National Victory Loan com mttec is that this is not a bank loan, but ono for every individual who pos sibly can have a part in il.
 The local committee says:
 This is the last loan and the best investment of them all, inasmuch as the interest is 3-4 per cent and pay ment is made within four years, or in three years, at the governments op- ton.
 'While subscribing 10 the Victory Loan is q patriotic duty, it is also a mighty fine investment and the best security in the world and it is an Op- portunity for saving on an installment pla that is uneQualed anywhere.
 We should not forget the invest ment side of the proposition, remem-
 bering that we are not giving money; We are simply saving money for our own personal benefit which also helps 1 the government to finish the job. Tn a good many instances it may mean considerable economy in order to save, but it is all money saved for the rainy day. In fact, we are help ing ourselves quite as much as we are helping the government
 Yesterday afternoon tho captains of the various Victory Loan teams had
 a leaflct entitled "The Watch on the Rhine" delivered at every house in town. Only few of these leaflets were sent to the local committee and
 the message was so important that a quantity of them was reprinted for local house-to- house distribution
 Enclosed in this circular was a sheet notifying the people of yolun- tecr days, also mentioning the great
 war picture. "The Price of Peace."
 which will be shown at the Congre- gational church Wednesday from to
 ) and to 9:3O and again from .9:3O to 10:30 D. m.
 The Watch on the Rhine" was also read in each of the local churches Sunday morning.
 Home From Dcvcns. Private Daniel Arcari was a visitor in town yesterday, coming here on a furlOugh from Camp Devens, where he is awaiting his discharge as a member of the 18th division. He is we'll known in this town, where he came from Old Ford, Pennsylvania. He was here but a short time when he decided that the army was the place for him and enlisted in Go. l. 102nd Infantry. He served with the unit all through the fighting and made an enviable record for soldier ing. He was in the big fights and
 was ''knocked off, in the battle of Chateau Theirry when he was severely wounded and gassed. His wounds proved very severe and 1t was a long time before he had recovered from them to get back with his unit and
 was with them at the end of the fighting. Although a PennsyIvan mia man, Arcari is proud of his I'D in signia and says that it matters not as long as we are all Yankees now. He told particularly amusing stories of the repla cement men of the division who came from the South. They are mighty proud of the insignia as it means so much for a fighter of the war but they wonder how their parents and relatives of the Old South will view them when they come marching home with Yankee Division sewed on their sleeves. Pri- vate Arcari returned to camp last night but will return here after being discharged.
 Anniversary of Seicheprey. PriVates Randolph Stewart and Douglas Hopkins returned to Camp Devens last night after visiting their respective families. It was a day of particular rejoicing yesterday for Stewart as it was one year ago today that he was taken prisoner by the Germans during the hot fighting of the battle of seicheprey when the 1O2nd made history for itself. Stewart