Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-12
DAN1ELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
DANIEI ION


 A whole brigade of Danielson peo- ple gave themselves a half-holiday on Tuesday. Nothing having been done here to observe ,Armistice day ln, general way, things began to happen shortly after thegnoon honr.
 The business places, as avery gen eral rule closed at noon. That -evldent- lv gave many mill employees an idea so as the noon hour drew to close many of them decided that they wouldn't word during the afternoon.
 The idea seemed popular one, ana when the time came for the big group of employees of the Danielson Cotton company to go back to their machines, they're wasn't anything doing. They gathered outside the gates, gave few rousing cheers and, in effect. said" Let's Col" And they went. The management of the min took the sit nation good naturedly and called off work for the day. -G Starting of, then, the vacationists went over to see the big plant of the Quinebaug company, planning to get it's hundreds of employees out for the afternoon. but they didn't meet with so much success in this venture. They did some cheering there and some hoiz lering, as they say back in Maine and
  ed of shutting the main water gate to cut off the power. Nothing really se- rious happened, however. and finally the crowd of celebrators dispersed groups of them going to other plants to make an effort to get out additional workers Altogether they had a pleas ant afternoon, and made it very clear that they wanted a holiday.
 Armistice day brought memories to many Danielson service men to the hour a year ago when the great doc ument that brought the end ot hostili- ties in the world war was signed.
 Where were you and what were you doing at Il a. III. on November II, 191s?" was asked of a number of them on Tuesday morning. The answers were varied and interesting.
 Lieut.. Ira A. Warren was at Is-Sur- Tile, Cote DOT. A wire brought the news that hostilities had ceased, but the announcement caused little ex- citement in that particular section of coUSse we dropped work for the day" Lieut. Warren said. but cur req observance of the big eyents,did not come until the following Saturday night, when the French officers gave US & banquet-then there was a req session"
 IOnn M DDWe nHdTu llle news dS q patient in the hospital at fingers where he was recovering from sur gical operation. All was very quite there Of course. though a thrill O. happiness ran through the wards.
 When l got hack to my outfit. tht 03rd Field Artillery a snort time lat CT" said Mir. Dove, T heard how the boys received the news of the arn1is- tice signing On November II our bat tery was in the line at Bras nortt of Verdun. II seems that our squat members were in dugout having 2 game of cards when one of the boys ran in and excitedly called to the others to come out to hear the last shot fred Rats with the last shot, said one nf them whose deal is it?'
 Corporal Irving W. Davis, [. S. NJ c.. was at Paris Island, South Caroi- Ia. where he had just completed the training and was or the waiting list for overseas orders.
 "We were told at D. m. that ths armistice had been signed and tha' there wou.d be no more drill for the day. said Mir Davis. "so We went ou 2" OUT hunk bnuses and stretched ou fer a rest Scores of marines con tented themselves by cursing the 1ucl that kent them from being in France and at grips with the enemy Thing; were very quiet in the bunk hous. when a hard boiled marine who hat seen long years of service came stroll ing Tn and was asked what was goin, on about camp. Nothing he replied excepting the bunch Of beets Crecruits Up there are hollering theil heads off Anybody would think they'd won tn war One company Of x. C. o. wa ordered out in the afternoon for q pa rade at Beaufort but Armistice da- was very quite at Paris Island"
 Harold Greene. now back in ser vice here as a letter carrier. didn' have a real picnic on Armistice day AS a member Of c Company 307th En sineers of the sgd. or American Di vision. he was on hike back iron inc front lines. T hiked fully 25 kilo