New Britain herald., 1924-04-21
Bristol Neus
.GEN. EDWARDS SEES OLD BUDDIES AGAIN
 Former Commander of "Y. D." Warmly Received in Bristol
 BOY DIES FROM POISON

BOY DIES FROM POISON
 William Muiliia,agc Thought to Have
 Eaten Poisonous Food-Death oI 1 Mrs. Mary Hcaly and Frank Blaii
 -Gamc Warden Finds Body.
 Enthusiastically welcoming thcil
 old commander. Major General Clar.
 ence l.. Edwards Oh Saturday, the
 handful of men Of the old b com
 pany infantry united with the other
 l.d00 or more local former service
 men in making the Scicheprey ob- serrance the greatest that the city
 has ever known. At inc conclusion Of the generals address fine Brist ol
 fishing rod and full anglers equip
 ment was given 10 the former 18th division leader. He was orerioyod 10 have the reunion with his men.
 whom he called 10 him after the dedi- catory exercises at he Memorial boulevard. Because Of the necessity of attending celebration in Massa- chusetts, General Edwards was com pelled 10 leave at o'clock and was accompanied 10 the train by the r. n. men, who chccred as he waved his farewell from the rear car.
 The visit of General Edwards will long be an epoch Tn the city's annals as the full story of Seicheprey by the leader Of the men, who fought that memorable conflict was told to the relatives of the fighters. who msssed thousands deep about the re- memorial monument, where the names of the boys ca lied 10 the coors were inscribed in bronze,
 Following the welcome address by Mayor John F. Wade and an iniro- duction by he Rev. Ernest l.. Wis mer, master Of ceremonies Of Inc dedication, General Edwards OK pressed his appreciation Of the inNi- tstion 10 take part in Inc program, which served 10 remind of the events of six years before, when the Ger man shock troops met their match in few hundred Yankees. He declared that connccticnt's pride in her men was fully justified as there was something about tho Nutmeg brand of fighting that led men 10 think twice. The fight against odds of more than three 10 one al the little French village. when tho Germans made an attempt 10 destroy the morale Of the French and inc Amer jeans hy their onslaught on green troops, was raphically told by the general who mentioned parts that local men had played in the fight. He explained how he had been called 10 General John Pershing's head quarters and was told how the French wanted the Americans 70 step into the fight with ihe whole .Gth division, because Of thc release of German combat divisions by the Rus sian dehscle. Then only three months training had been given tho former National Gusrdsmen. Nno had suffered many priyations in gct- ting to Frsnce. One battalion IVES nearly drowned when transport narrowly escaped fourderinx. Geii- cral Edwards told he Amcricaf. high command officials that his division needed a trife more training but within a flow days it was advancing 10 the front in th" Toul sector
 Disastrous rhemin Des l1amrs played havoc with the iOed infan- Try as large number CT men were Eassed. When visited by General Edwards in tho hospital inc conra- geous spirit Of his men was shown. l N hen he asked them if they wanted To so home. Not until re get even" vas the reply. Their main desire vas 10 recover and to meet the Ger mans again. Then came se,cheprey With all it's horrors when rank after 'ank Of German picked troops dc- 'ccndod upon tho New EnEland man, yho had retired To their ducuuts to ,scape the smotherins barraEe that . lad been laid down by the enemy. The most Tcrocious hand to hand ighting that ihc world had ever seen ras displayed by inc Connecticut licn al Seicheprcy. according 10 the as groups of seven 10 10 Americans would be surrounded by hrce and four times their number. The rrsislsnce settled inc Germans. ,ho retired Nith horrible lorsCs and
 quick counter movement by inc connecticut troops rcsaiuad ihe ttr- itory
 Following this battle. inc general ,as allowed fo push through his Un ideas about sllUH ing his mcn to rip cith the Germans as their fl-ht- ng quality astoundpd Inc allied com. handlers as well as their opponents
 General Hazards told tho asscut- 'led crowd that Eristni's pride in cr mon vss not misplaced and that he city had men wh1 had deycl- pod 2 record of world H tide note that is;ery will soon proto whom the attic of Seichrprey reaches its prop r place in historical reports To ssdrs the proper credit. General Ed- ards asserted that he would write q istory. himself. 1T necessary.
 General Edeards uas followed hy 'apisin Daniel Strickland Of New Iaven. former commander Of V com any who told story of fhs priva- ions of his men in the early days z their arrival ir France and of their ghts against odds.
 The Rev. Ernest f.. wisn1er took harre of the program Of Saturday l a splendid manner He introduced he Rev. Oliver T. MaEnell. rastor of (. Josephs church. chaplain Of the ld First connecticut Infantry. who elivcrcd inc prayer.
 Mrs. Mary Hcaly.
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