Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12

 will then sail for the United States and probably receive his deserved hon. orable discharge from the army. Dr. Higgins has had trying experience, being in the thick of many battles, l and had several narrow escapes from 1 death. He has been gassed and shell l shocked, and for a time was deaf and l speeches., but is now in excellent | health. In his last letter he said he expected to be home by April 1 and l hoped he would not be fooled in that l particular. At the time he volunteer ed, Dr. Higgins was successfully prac- ticing medicine in Manchester, Conn, l where he had been several years. He is a brother of Rev. Cyril Higgins, an assistant pastor of St. Patrick's church, Waterbury.
 Connecticut w1s represented ins 'Baltimore's Cwn.'' the 313th Regiment of the SeventyNintll Division, by Cor poral Michael J. Murphy. Arthur O. Nell and Jeremiah Shea of Fawcatuck, and Ronald Morgan, of Cld lyme, the last named killed in action. Shea r. turned home two weeks ago, and Murphy and O'Neil are still in France Raymond s. Tompkins, s!aff cores pondent of The Baltimore Sun. writes that the 313tl, in the first two days
 
 ill the war, stormed and captured Aiontfanew. hill that was one of tie strongest German stronsholds at the hinges of the German line. As at tacking soldiers they were as green as new grass in May For the first t:me they heard guns fired by folks who were angry at one another. Now trey were about to attack the Ger man army, and started at 520 in the r'crning of September ze. It is not my purpose in the accouno writes Mir Tompkins, to go into details; about the ''hen of bursting shells" that was all about them. or about the Savage gieams" in their eyes the terrors that shook lien. or the ca IT courage that sent them into battle with lofty smiles. They were just l1d1nan Amer tcGn boys, ca7able enough of fear, God knows, at the sudden hork of an auto mobile horn too close behind them. | ct it be satd that they attacked the German army at 5.30 aud let that suf- five to describe how they went over the top.
 l Casualties had begun in the 313th l'c<ore it went over: tho German artil- | 'ery had seen to that ;:hortlv after cur artillery had begun 10 fall on the German frs lines. the Gerrnan artil- | levy beFan to fall upon or first lines i where the 2t2th was vaiting The | Baltimore regiment had rassed tho | whole night under shelf fire So that when it weur into the trenches # was l a bigger regiment than wien it went ont over the :op. MT Tompliins gives 2 vivid description of thc progress of the battle with the dangers and loss 1 of life. and concludes as follows: l At : o'clocit on the morning of the ! lcs-T 1.Y,I T : H., l, "G2 meters rrDm the ton of the hill az. the edge of the town. Torn with nei.- ciless fire from mechra guns. deaf ard blind wc,h the small oarthquakee l tho Germans Lad been h'rlir.e at them ] 'orty-eight hHurs. half dt.a,I and halt l a,iT-o, tf1o Baltimore rorir77ent drew 1 ;'t the lest ounce of nrt,rIio>-able DOW -.- th9t f"" vo0 victory after victor ] '7- '''e 'rr7~ican aruly IT the war -7 a++n o1-n1 acain.
 4 v o'~lrcl; t -eacl"d the ci+v'e ,zef"a ra'-'nc. ei19~oed German ma r-.--n -r'n~ orv of them "r7d havi~r @-n' ''"' - last 6esn"rn+n show of tand Erenades, hayonetting the +'-, o,vors.
 i Nt 1217 Colonel s,vonz,.v loosed z
 car"ier rigeoH from the tor Of Noun %ncon. It carried back 'lwe mes. e7"e to corps headuuarters that tft
 ~ftr on the hi:' belonged 10 the Amer t|cn army
 Through the courtesy oF 5udIo n,
 r0st, Grand army of the Ferubl'c. tht
 Westerly Min s+err' association helt
 ts meeting Monday in post luo rters i,
 tne Library and Memorial building HeN Dwight c. Stone. Of Storfngton
 the president presiding. Rev. Iosepl | l. Peacock read an interesting ane
 instructive rHper on Aielcn- Lorrair7o which excited considerable favorabl
 discussion.
 Local Laconics.
 | Rev. Arthur F. Purliss, pastor 0 , the Central Baptist church. Norwich delivered an address on Bible Stury a tine meeting Cf the Meiis class of tn First Baptist church. Westerly, Mon Hay evening.
 John Monti, of Westerly has arrive . in New York with the Twenty -Sevent 1 L1vision. He is at the Grand Centra
 hospital for treatment.
 :, The Pawcatuck Woolen mill at Pot
 ter Hill, that has been turning thre , days a week. commenoed 1Ull opera Lon, Monday.
 f Teresa Fallen of Pawcatuc.5, gradual < nurse from St. Agnes Framing Schoc
 for Nurses, has secured an appoint
 ment to City hospital. Hartford. a Henry W. Maxson of Montreal is i V V esterly, cisiting his fafhec, c. Clar 2 ence Maxson.
 2 Miss Margaret Pagan of :he Cast n School faculty Tarrytown. \ Y, is z n home in Westerly on a vacation. n Smelts are being taken from th Q pawca tuck river.