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New Britain herald., 1921-08-25
ENGLAND STIRRED
 BY zR-2 DISASTER
Press in Kingdom Sympathizes
 With Victims Relatives

London, Aug. 25.-England was profoundly stirred by the destruc- ton last evening of the ZR-2-the greatest disaster that has ever befall- en human effors to conquer the air. The people were accustomed to the sight of airships sailing quietly and safely far overhead and dispatches telling of the collapse of the dir iSible caused a sensation. The inn pression made upon the public was reflected in newspapers this morn 'rg. all of them expressing profound sympathy for the relatives of the men who met death; regret over the joss of the majestic vessel and thank rulness over the narrow escape of the town of Hull from a terrific calamity.
 Will Inquire into Accident.
 Pending the inquiry, which, it is assured, will be of a searching char acter, attempts to account for the tragedy are merely speculative, but it 2 is recalled that during a nine-hour :rial trip on July IT some of the girders in the middle of the ZR-2 showed weakness which necesSitated reinforcement.
 Structural Weakness?
 This work was done immediately at Howden and experts believed that the weakness in the structure of the air ship had been remedied. It is now regarded significant, however, that observers below have declared that there vas a buckling amidships which seemed to precede the explosions which sent the ZR-2 flaming to earth ic ha oh n C still lacking to make the frame of the dlrigible perfectly rigid. but this point IS not greatly emphasized and the result of the investigation is being awaited.
 Lighter Than Air Craft Opposed.
 There has been recently an incli- nation in some quarters here to op- pose lighter than air craft as toe costly and uncertain, but with one ex- ception, London newspapers today ex. pressed firm confidence that there was a great future for airships. They de- dared that yesterdays tragic failure would not deter the continuation o experiments until the present stage of progress is passed and safety is es tablished. The trip of the R-3A across the Atlantic and back and the successful airship service maintained between German cities were cited a. proofs that dirigibles were of grea utility and had immense possibilities.
 From such disasters as this" saic the London Times, "all human enter prises have risen more fully equipped for success and it will be so with the ,drship."
 Popha mand Cooper at Hull.
 Commander Brooke Popham of tn, research department, and Majo Cooper of the investigation branch O the air ministry have gone to Hull t investigate the cause of the disaster conference of air ministry official vas called this morning and it con sidered the project of holding a pub lio funeral for the victims, possibly il St. Paufs cathedral in this city.
 Lord Lee of Fareham, first lord O he admiralty, this morning tele phoned Commander Harry l.. Pence naval attache at the American em nassy. expressing his regret at the los oi American lives in the airship dis as'er. He extended on behalf of him self and the admiralty condolences l. their bereaved relatives.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-25

Although it is not custom ary, we will apply our con- venient credit terms to August Reduced Prices. Charge ac- counts opened with reliable customers. Purchases of $5.OO and over delivered by our trucks or sent freight prepaid anywhere in New England.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-25

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New Britain herald., 1921-08-25

From the honss of who have attended this sale evident
  have saved thousands of dollars the of this should share of these earliest while
  will be applied to any purchase, large snall
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tell him! You'd better talk to him
before he starts raving again."
You don't think he will live?'
Its simply question Of hours,
after his attack today" said the nurse
calmly. She had seen so many die.
80
"Good afternoon" said the editor,
as he took the wasted hand.
r Edward Mcclure turned his head
and his gray teyes frightened, but
quickly darkened into dull, dead
light Il was ashamed to come back,
he murmured.
But here's your pension, Mcclure"
said the editor. His voice rose.
you're to have your pension, after all.
have it here with me-" He was try
ing to be quite clear. The old man
seemed so dazed. v#t .".,.
'"They was marching to the graves
of the heroes today" he whispered.
''They'll never go where the deserters
lie."
II have your. pension said the edi-
tor again. do you seer"
"What for?" he raised himself to
ask. "A deserter get a pension? l
don't believe it J" he muttered incred-
ulously. "Why do you taunt me?" he
finished bitterly. .>'
you're to have pension for meri-
torious service, Mr.. Mcclure" said the
editor. 'You fought in the war and
you were wounded You deserve it
and you get it! Do you see?" He
showed him the check. almost five
thousand dollars" he exclaimed.
you'll be able to live comfortably
now. That home in the country-you
know and the editor tried to be
jolly while the old man looked at him
searchingly. He clutched the check
with unsteady fingers. His gaunt eyes
strained with look of intensity to de-
cipher-yes, he had it! There were
the two words-Edward Mcclure! On
Memorial day in future years the band
would play and perhaps they would
put flag
He turned suddenly, with great
effort, to the editor. A CLEAN of tri-
umph flashed into his sunken eyes.
Live comfortable, editor?' he
gasped. mo. I'm not to live comfort
able. But I'll tell you what, editor
I'll die comfortable! !"
The CLEAN left the eyes, the life had
left the body, but the hand Of Edward
Mcclure clutched his pension!
e. 1921. Western Newspaper Union.)
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dun (Gare de lEst), then to Dun
Doulcon; American Red Cross trans
portation for relatives from Dun
Doulcon, commonly known as Dun-sur-
Meuse. Here the Red Cross has
opened hotel with sleeping accommo-
dations for 20 persons and dining
room.
At Thiaucourt, reached by convey
ances from Toul or Verdun, there are
between 1000 and 5000 graves. From
Paris by train (Gara de l'Est) to Toul
or Verdun.
More than 1900 New Workers. who
took part in the smashing Of the Hin
denburg line are buried at Bony,
reached by conveyance furnished by
the American Red Cross to relatives
from st. Quentin. From Paris to st.
Quentin by train from the Care du
Nord.
Three miles from Scissors Is the
cemetery Of Ploisy, with 1900 Ameri-
can graves. From Paris to scissors
by train from the Care du Nord.
At BeIIeau Wood.
At Belleau Wood, reached from
Paris by train to Chateau Thierry and
from Chateau Thierry by Red Cross
bus (service for relatives only, a Gem
etery of about 200 graves. There is
Red Cross hut at the cemetery.
At Fismes there is located perhaps
the most beautiful American GENE
terry in France, plot Of LOO graves.
Behind it roll the glistening hills, now
green, except where the patches OF
red poppies, bluebells and white dais-
les unfurl the flag Of France beside
the Stars and Stripes; before it,
nestled in the valley, are the splendid
ruins Of torn white stone houses,
schools, stores and churches, crum-
bling, pulverized dust and broken rock.
Ffsmes is reached direct by train from
the Care de TEST, Paris.
The cemetery at Toul is a tcn-min-
ute walk from the railroad station.
TOul is reached from Paris by train
direct from the Care de FEST. There
are more than 1900 graves.
Near Paris, at Suresnes, there are
more than a thousand graves. This
is a 45-minutes ride by train from
Paris. Take the St, Cloud car and
change at Suresnes.
A cemetery of nearly 1000 graves is
located at Seringes, reached from
Paris by train to Fere-en-Tardenois,
from Fere-en-Tardenois by auto or by
train to Chateau Thierry and from
Chateau Thierry by Red Cross bus
(for' relatives only.
At Lambezelles, reached by auto
from Brest (from Paris to Brest by
train from the Care Montparnasse),
cemetery Of about 1900 graves.
The isolated grave Of Lieut.. Quentin
Roosevelt is four miles from the rail-
road station at Coulonges, near Fere-
en-Tardenois, which Is reached by
train from the Care de FEST, Paris.
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suresnes, near Paris.

graves guarded by their $4,000 shining
white crosses and their $4,000 flags.
And far away beyond the plains Of the
Woevre the violet blue Of the clear,
soft atmosphere meets the infinite
blue of the skies.
The very soil Of France, revivified
and triumphant, is joining in the peo-
pies paeans of praise to the heroic
soldiers who fell for just cause.
"How kind the world Is! !" exclaimed
Helen Wolcott when she found her
aviator brothers grave, at Lattincourt.
"How kind the world is' she cried
in q letter to her father, DR.. WolcOtt,
head of the Smithsonian institution,
at Washington. And because that let
ter is typical, because it tells the story
Of the American graves in France.
here it Is for others who have known
the anguish of bereavement:
An American Boys Grave.
"Oh, Daddy dear, found our boy
today, just above poor little ruined
town, a town Of quaint narrow streets,
hollow-eyed houses, crumbled walls
and burnt-out desolation everywhere
Just above and near the top of low
broad hill was little cemetery in a
rectangle Of tall pine trees, with a
vine-cOvered wooden fence around it.
ut is country Of low rolling hills,
and, as far as the eyes can reach,
nothing but unfenced fields. t's
"Stuart is almost in the middle Of
the rectangle, with perhaps two hun
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Describing visit paid last year
to the battlefelds of France, Faith
Hunter Dodge wrote as follows in the
New York Tribune:
Here's flowers for you," wrote
Shakespeare
Here's flowers for you," repeat
Americans and French, lavish in their
giving for Our Boys Memorial day.
Here's flowers for you," echo the
sun-kissed hills and valleys Of France,
never more prodigal of blossoms. And
every American soldiers grave in
France is heaped high with wreaths
and flowers on Memorial day. Daffo-
dis in wild profusion, blue iris, red
peoples and peonies, understanding
white syringas and pale primrose find
their places among the numberless
wreaths Of immortelles.
Flowers Everywhere.
From slimiest shell holes and poi
sonOus trenches myriad viOlets are
springing.; they seem to have sought
each SACRED spot where soldier
fell. Down in deserted dugouts we
pick up bits of shrapnel and under
meath find violets and anemones !!
They thrust their petals through the
wreckage Of crushed and crumbling
stones and plaster of ruined houses !;
they hug the twisted rails Of aban-
doned Zeppelin-torn railroad tracks !;
they wind their slight stems about
r"rbed wire and peek through the
fallen, tattered, torn remnants Of
camouflage The sobs which rise I'M
hidden in the throat of every visitor
to this holy ground are stifled at the
sight Of them; for they bring an in
disputable air of beauty, purity, peace
hope and happiness to this desolate,
devastated, striker land.
Recently I went back to the battle
fields of Verdun, st. Mihiel, the Ar
COME, Belleau Woods and scissors.
there found ruin, desolation, destruc-
ton Observation-Disclosures ashes.
But the pussy willows were in bud
beside the road, and percentage thrust
their snowy petals through broken
stone and rusted iron. Out in the
American cemetery at Ploisy every
grave had its own fresh, dew-moist--
ened roses: on the graves at Juvigny
were hyacinths and lilies; In Belleau
woods buttercups paved the ground
with gold and in the Argonne violets
and anemones blossomed unafraid.
Where 500 Americans Lie.
In the little white-cross cemetery
at Verdun, where lie FIVE hundred
khaki-clad heroes under the Stars and
Stripes, anemones, narcissus, hyacinths
and lilies are swinging in the breeze,
shedding their perfume like censers in
a temple. :
Children trudged daily out to Ro-
magne, their black aprons filed with
flowers and plants which their loving
hands transplanted to the American
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Yes, | Was A.comino to That"

Eyes, | Was A-comino to That"
the limping step, returned to the edi-
tors mind again and again. And a
letter to Washington was written.
Governmental investigation began.
But there seemed to be some difficulty,
for, born in the same town, with the
name of Walter Mcclure, was man
who had deserted from the navy four
months previous to the time Edward
Mcclure joined the army. And the
pension bureau, always suspicious,
contended they were the same.
The editor questioned Mcclure about
this on his next visit. But the old
man was vehement in his denials and
insisted there must be mistake.
Is Eyes, a mistake in the records, .
agreed the editor. 1T will all be
Strengthened out" he said assuringly.
"Soon, Mr.. Mcclure, Wen have your
pension for YOU" - 4
It was q cold March day when the
old man happened in the newspaper
Oll1Cc dSulu AAlS Ii14C IAAC CO1loA AOu
good news for him. That very week
a man from Washington would come
with the pension.
The official examiner of pension
seekers arrived the following morning.
He remained until evening. 1t was an
hour before train time. All day long
he had questioned and cross-ques-
toned the old man. This strange CO
incidence of the other man with "a
similar description and similar name
puzzled him, but the old man was not
! to be shaken. . aH ..m..
The train was >starting soon. There
was no more time to be patient. He
must be brutal. ~.
"Look here" he exclaimed as a last
resort. "Mr. Mcclure, you know
don't want to send you to Jail for per-
jury" The old man started and gave
queer gasp. But you do know" the
official went on mercilessly, that Wal
ter Mcclure, who deserted the navy
four months before Edward Mcclure
Joined the army, are one and the same
man. Born in the same year, from
the same town, found in the navy
books as a deserter, in the army rec
ords as a fighter for the Union and q
wounded soldier at Petersburg. You
know our records never make mis-
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there, but couldn't bear to read what
the papers had to say about the
North's hard fight, and joined the
army. left the navy because OF the
grub-all the rest Of my story is true.
You know it Isl"
The official returned to Washington,
and Edward Mcclure returned to the
hotel. A brief note from Washington
to the editor told of the investigation,
and Of the rule that made pension
for deserter impossible. But he
tried to have an exception made, urg-
ing the old mans valorous service and
his extreme age in extenuation,> and
the people in Washington promised
to do what they could.
Day after day went by, but Edward
Mcclure failed to visit his friend the
editor. Finally one afternoon the ed
itor closed his desk and went to the
hotel in search of the old man. e#
But he had gone. They said he had
taken chill and had left few nights
before for hospital. But they did
not know which one. IF you hear of
him." said the editor, II would like to
know at once.' And the manager
promised. co..
Some weeks went by. One day an
official-looking envelope arrived at the
hotel and true to his word the man
ager telephoned the editor. When he
reached the hotel he opened the long
envelope, to find that Edward Mcclure
was to receive his pension for meri-
torious service. Enclosed was the
check-a big check.
The editor searched the records I'M
til at last he found Edward Mcclure
in Bellevue hospital. And there he
went.
Soon down the line he saw the face
of Edward Mcclure. Still immaculate,
he lay there gaunt and white.
HE is often delirious, but very
harmless and so weak" said the nurse
as they approached his bed. HE is
dying. He caught bad cold and he
had been so poorly nourished that he
hadn't the strength to stand it. To
day has been a hard one for him. He
heard a band and asked us what 1t
meant and when he told him it was
Memorial day he went all to pieces.
Why it made an impression on him
I don't know. He usually raves, and
cries, Shame, shame, he bounded me
down. I had to tell him! had to
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Sheds glorious light over land and
flood.
No flag SO fair as above them
Wavesl
AE~eS~
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the gray eyes I'll with terror. 'Theres
no hurry" And with look of sudden
relief the old man commenced:
II am at the Mills hotel now.
have q room there. 1t costs me ten
cents night. can stay there three
more nights. After that I don't know
where I'll CO."
"Oh!" said the editor somewhat
sharply, as he interrupted with q
cough and turn of his chair toward
the papers on his desk. To himself
he was thinking, "What made that
stupid boy let this crank tn?" Here
was just another hard-luck tale.
4 "Well, what Of the war;" he asked
abruptly.
Eyes, was a.coming to that, aeon
ing to that" repeated the old man
slowly. II wanted to fight for the
North and the Union" His voice had
risen to pitch Of shaking intensity.
His white hair gave him the look Of
a prophet.
"And then ! was WOunueu. was
sent to the hospital and when l was
better-all well-peace was declared
7 went home then and my old woman
used to listen to the stories I told Of
the war" On he talked with the gar.
rulity Of old age.
So engrossed had he become In his
story that he had forgotten the pur-
nose of his visit-had forgotten every
thing except the glowing pride and pa
tr,otism he had felt in having been In
the Unions struggle
But the editor had leaned back In
his chair long enough. There was an
editorial to be written.
.'And now you want a pension, eh?'
Eyes. sir" The old man had become
suddenly shy. His voice broke, his
lips trembled.
.'Please, sir, need it, sir! And l
fought, sir! It's all down on the
books. And 1 was wounded-it's down
on the books, too. Edward Nice lure-
that's my name born in Dunkirk, N.
Y, eighty-three years ago come next
April 9th; Grants birthday" he add
ed irrelevantly and proudly.
Well said the editor breaking in--
that editorial to write was bothering
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Days True Significance.

Following the thought expressed by
Lincoln, at Gettysburg, the true signi-
ficance of Memorial day is rededica-
ton of the lives and purposes of liv-
ing Americans to those ideals of gov
eminent for which so many of our
cherished sleepers have paid "the last
full measure of devotion"
We can smother their resting places
with flowers-it costs little. We can
listen to sonorous eulogies of their
deeds and their supreme sacrifices.
But the highest tribute we can pay
the glorious dead is to take from their
hands 1.-THE falling torch" and carry
it aloft.-Chicago Herald and Exam
liner.
They sleep! No music Of buoIe calls
Can break the calm Of that dream
less rest;
The rafting voIIey Of musket falls
In swift farewell DER each quiet
breast
YOU would not wake them with
Id battle cry!
You would not call them to fight
and die!
www
They rest! The treasure Of peace they
won,
Through weary marches, and pain,
and blood,
''cnes Cur way, &c the shir!n: sin
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admit him. The boy, who knew how
to dismiss the most persistent visitor
and to discover the secret reason be-
hind the wish to see "the editor" final
~ let the expectant figure through the
swinging gate. The old man, limping
slightly, followed the boy into the
office Of the editor in chief.
He had formulated quite carefully
in his mind why he wanted to see an
editor. He wanted to talk to someone
Of Importance, someone with influence,
someone who would listen.
II want my pension" he faltered.
The editor was looking at him. The
boy had vanished and the old man
stood there, look of fear in his face
which he failed to conceal. He seemed
a pathetic figure amid the turmoil of
the newspaper office-where men were
hurrying ito make editions The old
mans clothes were threadbare, but
there was an impeccable cleanness
about him and O. refreshing absence
of shiftlessness which so often stamps
the tellers Of hard,luck stories. He
was strange mixture Of poverty and
responsibility. r..<
II fought for the Union," he contin-
ued. II was wounded at Petersburg
in "a. l have never had a good right
leg since. And now I want my pen
sion."
"Where do you live?'' asked the edi-
tor. It never occurred to him to ask
what brought the old man to him with
this plea. "And what is your name?
Why are you only asking for this pen
sion now? Tell me about it, and
take your time," he added as he saw
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MARY GRAHAM BONNER

him. It'll attend to it; have some
friends in Washington. And here
he handed him a bill. "This may help
you little until your pension comes
You fought for it, you know" ne
pressed, as the old man hesitated
'tDrop in next week to see me. Wen
know something then. Goodbye, sir
Glad to have seen you"
The editor stood up with an atti'
tude of unmistakable farewell.
"Thank you, thank YOU stammered
the old man, and was gone.
Somehow the editorial did not &C
we'll. The strange plea, the mild eyes
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dred others. A big wooden cross heads
his grave with his name clearly
marked. 1t is the biggest cross in the
little cemetery, looking on toward the
soft purple hills. Daddy, l was so
happy to find our boy, so happy to
find him, and as knelt there in the
cold and wet, thanked God he
wasn't American unknown ... =
HE could not have a happier rest
ing place, I think, buried there with
French on either side, in real
French burying ground, with peasants
stone crosses from before the war, and
flowers" 49,. !,
Cemeteries in France.
American relatives and friends who
wish to visit the graves Of their dead
soldiers in France will be aided by
the following table of the Principal
American burial places and how to
reach them: E...
The largest American cemetery is
at Romague, with 23,O61 graves, in
which lie most of the Americans who
gave their lives in the great Argonne'
drive. From Paris by train to Yer
No flower too sweet for Our
Heroes graves!
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"eut You Must Tell Me the Truth"
takes. l want to help you. l don't
want to send you to Jail. But you
must tell the truth"
"send an old man-to JAIL" he fall
tered, ian old man who fought for
Lincoln!'
Sobs rent the old mans frame, and
his answer came in thick, choking
voice. Eyes, We're the same. was
in the navy. l was ship's boy. ]
Jumped overheard one night because
the grub was SO bad. 1t wasn't what
l was used to. And tlten I left fer
New York. Yes, ran away. got
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TRIBUTE AND PRAYER.

True warriors they come-no bitter
tears are shed;
They place their flags and flowers
on soldier graves;
A short, sharp volley Ger their
fallen braves,
And then a sacred silence for the
dead.
I love this custom-'tis to noble
men
Sweet tribute-yet it seems a
prayer beside:
And to the principles for which
they died
A silent pledge-a nations great
Amen!
Amen! Amen! Oh, do you hear.
you slain,
Who sleep in peaceful glory, row
on row
Here and in Flanders where the
peoples blow?
Amen! Amen! You have not died
in vain!
Ray E. Fineholt, in New York
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OSSIBLY the ONCE boy
was too eager to get back
to his dime novel to ar
que with the latest crank
at the door, or perhaps
he wanted to see which
team scored in the eighth
inning. Or it may have
been the eager CLEAN in
the old mans eyes and
the tremble in the thin
voioo that made tha how
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Memorial day teaches Lesson
Of patriotism that 10 most in
spring. It 10 a lesson taught by
those who have suffered and
bled that our country might live
and that all who are born under
its flag may partake Of the bless
ings made certain by their sac
rifices.
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They paid the price for our peaceful
land;
They saved th7 banner with all its
stars.
And now they. are resting, silent
band;
Neither strife nor danger their
sIumher mars.
You would not call them to earth
again!
To face its sorrow, its toll and
painl
Selected.