New Britain herald., 1929-07-18
GUARDSNEN BACK FROM LYME FRONT Local Soldier Fires First Shot in
 Brilliant Spectacle THOUSANDS SEE BATTLE
MancuvcrS Executed With Precision -RcyieW for General CclC To- morrow - Rockies Tossed in Blankets.
Special to the Herald)

Especial to the Herald) f Camp -IrnmL ulka.M ia nliess,JulN N.l }. Back ir camp. weary and tired but with the morale of an organization which has accomplished worth while objective, the 169th regiment C. N. G., is now preparing for two busy 0ays after which it will leave for homes in seven cities in Conncc- ticut. The regiment marched into camp today after an absence Of two days, during which it put on the greatest Governors Day in the mem ory of the older officers of the reg lmcnt.
 Tor two nights the regiment bl- vouacked on the grounds of the Fred Stone ranch in East lyme, and al- though the accommodations there are not as pleasing as those afforded in the camp it managed to hold up well under the conditions and give good account of itself.
 II am very proud of my boys. said Lieut.. Col. Orville A. Petty aft CT the men concluded the play war i for the benefit of 2G visiting gover- nors yesterday, and 5000 people i from every part of the state agreed A rather complicated plan of war which would be spoiled by the least | break was executed exactly accord 1 mg to program. and each division the rlflcmcn, inc airplanes the | tanks, and the anti-air craft guns worked in perfect unison. 1 Clock Like Precision The plan provided for the start i signal at 3 o'clock and it was given | at exactly at that time. Company l. of Bristol. the outpost, was fired up- en- and at exactly 3:15 o'clock, when l the uirplancs were scheduled to ar i, rive tLey flew overhead, five of | them, in a beautiful formation. Col i cnel Hunter and his staff received many congratulations from the gath | criLg.
 One of the most thrilling sights of the entire engagement occurred when the infantry, aided by an over head fire by Company II Of New i Britain, advanced across the field III single file. Now and then one of the boys would drop and strctcher- bearers would pick him up and take him behind the lines. Then mn advanced by leaps and bounds, and as soon as they got in position they fired.
 The "encmy' consisted of Com pany 1 of New Britain, Company K of Hartford, and Company NJ of Hartford. The first two are rifle companies and the latter is q ml- | chine gun unit.
 New Britain Starts It
 shot by the last member of the last squad of Co. l, which was sta tioned some distance from the rcgu- lar enemy troops. was the thing which started the war Since the last squad is made up of the small est men in the company and since the last man in the squad is smaller than the rest. it was d decidedly short man who started the war Company l. was the outpost for the friendly troops and it found a close battle with the Company l and K units and was retreating when tht infantry, led by the tanks, came .o the rescue. The tanks went through some of the most-thickly wooded places to the crest of the hill, whel C the victory was decided.
 Then the entire regiment passed in review before Colonel Hunter and his mounted staff. The governors occupied places in the rear of thy staff.