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Ftast Smday Special Section Fint Smday Special Section SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 3. 191,8 RICHEST PRIYATE AT CAMP DEYENS Multi-Millionaire Gave Up Luxury Grin Has Had; markable Who With Another proof that the American army is democratic. Harold L. Judd of New Britain, an ordinary private at Ayer. Before he donned the khaki he was a millionaire factory owner.

He jrave his weekly wage as $3880. They rate him aa a plain private at Campr Dcvens. But rate Harold Gates Judd of New Britain, as of the captains of industry. merely a cog in the big army up before Priviae judd-'dotined his olive drab uniform last week he was avveritable financial machine in stit. washing.liis own dishes and the like just now at Ayer.

Only a week ago Private Judd and his bcauttful and wealthy wife were lavishly erftcrtaining society at Palm Beach, It was a long, long step that this young millionaire took when he 'left the luxurious life 6t his set and re- to the draft pall. And is the reason for this story. Judd iftade BO effort at excnrption. He waivid it cheerfully, deliberately. Popular With Soldiers Uast Ausu-st, when draft numfeers were drawn and he saw his it would mean ttrsti draft, did not begin to seek 'ways aijd meana of On the next day he dropped in for a chat with the Oeoree A.

Mayer of Now Britain, and said; in and I'm I BOlng through with going through right. My family fortune was inade from work of the people, and in crisis 'going to bo with those people and go 'over the with the men who have worked for and my family." Harold Judd has kept that I pledge, and today he is one of the most popular men in Camp Devens, seeking I no and taking his place In that vast army with the others who have been called in this great draft. I Harold Lee Judd is the son of Mrs. 1 Mortimer N. Judd of 45 I'Yanklln New Britain, and has divided Big in Sewing Machines That Hava Bean Traffad In PORTHE CELEBRATED NEW HOME These machinea have been put In thorough repair in our own workroo'ma.

ant I WANT ARE AS GOOD AS NEW Bargains in This Lot I Singer, Demeetle. Jimw $5, $8, $10, $12, $18 The beautiful wife of Private Judd. She Was the widow of Charles Gates, the famous millionaire sportsman of Minneapolis. Her second marriage was a real romance. She and the children sent" off to Ayer with a smile.

Weekly Waiie Only $3880, He Tells Devens Officer CAMP DEVENS. Feb. Brifrade, this morning, when he was In the record I should say Recruit Harold L. Judd of Netr Britain; in a clear, low voice. "Weekly! Weekly! pursued the officer.

"About replied the recruit. Then captain just set back and listened 1 while he gathered material for rest of the record. The recruit's business for the last eight years has been Asked What he was especially trained in, he replied, "Investments." This millioiAire r.ecryit owns a large factory, and was married a few years ago to Mrs. John W. 'Gatos, the He is 31 years old and has two chlidren, and says he knows the army will do him good! quite willing to become a kitchen policeman.

MMtioit tor any of these used will bo a Now Maohiao any within years from the data gorehase. Free iastmctton glvea, $0-00 ADOWN on lor ati nia twntotf. All regatrad. C. BOWLES CO.

llTIIBrOilO tmtCT I Marah Furnttara Annas his time between his home In that city, his palatial home in Minneapolis, and Palm Beach, where he and, his family have spent their winters. Born In New Britain years ago, he attended the public schools, and, although he WM not graduated, he attended the school, where as a youth, he was known, as "a regular In thofe days, whlly he was not an athlete of great ability, he took a great.interest in his schoolmates, and on crisp Bepte.nber afternoons he could be found on the football field acting as head linesman, while eagerly watched the "poor boy from the other side of rush through the opposing lines for a touchdown. After leaving school he went to work at the North Judd Manufacturing a large plant there, which was established more than 50 years ago by young grandfather. In fact, it was the Civil war that put the North db Judd Manufacturing Company on its feet and laid the foundation of the Judd millions, for, as is the case today, this concern handles large government contracts. While working at the factory young Judd displayed the same democratic spirit that makes him so popular today.

Married Mri. Qates the young mllUonaire met the brilliant Mrs. Charlea Gates of Minne- apoUs, widow of the wsl'i-known sport. Ing man. They were of the same ago and the proverb that youth seeks youth again worked out.

The young were married about three years ago In Minneapolis. About two years ago their first child was born and only 8ik ago their second child brought additional happiness to the family. Harold Judd was sent out with the drafted men from the first exemption district In New Britain, and request that he ever made was that he be permitted to repiain iong enough to be with his wife at this crucial moment of her life. His Was sufflclently low so that he would havs been scheduled to go in the second quota the first draft. He explained bis reasons for asking the favor and it was granted Consequently he did not lUve on others, but when call for the last 15 per cent to go on the gay, social life of Palm Beach, where he had wintering, kissed his tearful young wife good-by, fondled his two and gavs them an sktm remember daddy by." and then hopped' CITY EDITION plea se shop the morning whenever POSSTBT.K— open AT.

oav monp AY New ashions ARE PART AND PARCEL OF ilene alues TV7 HEN we talk of values, we do not merely price. Fashion plays an important part in Filene value-giving, for without fashion in clothes there can be no real value. i The hat shop is at its top-notch FEATURING TULLE WILD-FLOWERS Tulle is airy fairy stuff, but come and see the almost motherly way it protects flower trimmings beneath. Toinorrow the hat shop introduces tulle wreathed hats, tulle crowned hats and iulle trimmed hats. Flowers are not new, you say? Oh, but these are! They are not conventional millinery flowers, but wild-flowers, old-fashioned flowers, varnished daisies, lacquered red violets, flowers growing right out of their stems.

Come and see. Come see the new big braids, the new veil hats, the new burnt and varnished plumage hats. No two Filene hats are alike beginning at $15. Ten Summer street windows filled with Spring hats Tuesday to say READy, jp'ILENE values mean giving our good friends the most can give and the most they can get (or their money. But value, REAL VALUE, includes fashion, service, durability, satisfaction, as well as price.

At least, Filene values do. The corset should be bought first Not only bought first, but fitted. Often a woman finds by having her corset fitted she is saved all the bother and expense of having her clothes altered. Filene corset fitters are trained to give women the particular corset that will bring out their best lines. (Third floor.) I I BATIK The old art I of dyeing that has been rediscovered.

Each blouse as beautiful as a church window. Each made by hand, no two alike. $25 upwards. (Fifth floor.) RACCOON coats at less than you will be able to buy them for next fall. Not only new this catch.

$135 to $225. (Sixth floor.) RENOVA cleansing will remake your entire wardrobe. Go through it and bring us everything that needs cleasing. SLITS Filene values at $20, $25, $30, $35, $45, $50, $55, $60, $75 and $90. What is Spring without a suit? What looks as What feels as New suits, fresh from the tailors, have been coming in quietly every day, until now there hundreds.

The $20, $25, $30, $35 and $45 suits are ready with the high priced ones. The tailoring is wonderfully good. Silvertones, serges, Poire twills, jerseys and tricotines are all ready in noticeably good qualities and in the cream of the new styles at noticeably moderate prices. Filene values include suits of serge and mixtures at $20, tricotine and Poiret twill suits at $35, wear serge suits at $25, worsted shape-holding jerseys, in a dozen colorings, from $25 to $45; tones from $35 to $50, Eton suits from, $35 to $95. Four Filene suits for women out of five fit without important alterations.

Tht mililary suit sketched is Jroni the womens shop. Trieotine, $60. filled Filene Spring values in COATS orders filled What is Much. Soft thick matelasse embroidery. Capes, cape collars, narrow coats.

(Also wide coats, let us hasten to add.) Combinations of cloth and satin. Panels, beautiful linings in batik patterns. The shop can show you all these things. Duvetyne coats, $75 to $125. Bolivia coats, fully lined, $3 to $6ii.

Evora Bolivia coats, $75 and $85. capes, beige or blue, $35. Tricot cloth coats, $25, Velours coats, $25. These are only a few. BILLIE BURKES.

$1.25. The pink pajama nightie, a favorite in silk, now reproduced in pink batiste. (Third floor.) Spring in the BABY SHOPS PIERROTTE petticoats, $5. Silk jersey even to deep plated flounces, set with colored taffeta diamonds and zigzags. (Third floor.) GIRL is New England headquarters for girl scout uniforms.

dress shop, fourth floor.) sheer checked blouses, $3 Sheer veiling, but durable and pcrfectR washable. The checks are in fine hair- lines in lavender, blue or pink. (Fifth Hats new? Same thing as for hata, $1.25 to $12.50. Coats What 8 Khaki-Kool silk coats, serge coats with pearl buttons down to the hem, colored washable corduroy coats with new side fastened collars. Children Spring coats, $5 to $20.

Dresses new? Sashes for one thing. Voile dresses for another. smocked linen Olivers Childrens Spring druses and trouser suits, $1.25 to $5. Shoes Tan has been the big thing. The babv shop has brought out a new tan boot of tough leather that can be worn for Sunday, play and school.

Sizes are 7 to 11, filled WRITE FOR NEW 40-PAGE FASHION BOOK IF YOU LIVE 50 MILES OR MORE FROM BOSTON aboard a train for New Britain. He arrived on the and at 9 a. m. of the 27th he visited the Red Cross rooms and got a war kit given to each eoldler, took his place with the other drafted men, offered to buy a farewell breakfast for each of the 72 who were scheduled to go that morning, and then climbed aboard the troop train. Although there was a delegation of "blue bloods" at the station to "see Juddie off," the farewell handclasp he gave them was no more hearty or sincere than the one he gave to sey," the little grimy-handed depot newspaper boy who shouted Mister Up Luxury At the time Judd, attired in a uondeecrlpt olive drab uniform, is attgehed lo the 27th Company, Depot Brigpgde.

at Comp Devens. A casual vleitor-vrould not see in this pink cheeked, etirly smiling young man any difference from the thousands of others that are likewise serving their country. Ahd there is no difference, except a few of and in the living code of Private Judd thle is no dlfferenoe et all. ao ouetemed do oe 1 ehoee, to go whea and where he would and to order rather than be ordered, Private Judd has adapted himself to the rigid discipline of army life Just as have the others In the national army. Until Thursday.

Feb. 28, it is hardly likely that young Judd ever before arose as early as 8:30 a. m. It is equally doubtful If before the night of Feb. 27 he ever slept on anything but the most comfortable of unless it was on some summer camp outing.

Yet disagreeable as these things must have been to him at the start, he did not grumble. That he has entered heart and soul Into this new game, this wur game of life and deati), where millions count for naught and the mettle in a man Is what spells his very existence or nonexistence, Is evidenced from a press notice sent out from Camp Devens. It said; "Among the recent arrivals was Harold Lee Judd, the young New Britain mllUonaire. Although he is constantly followed about whenever possible by reporters, and is frequently sought out by officers, he Is one of the boys. He has asked no favors, does the Irksome arduous work of the Depot Brigade with the rest, the army rations and above aU, responds to the discipline of the army.

He has been voted a good fellow by comrades and lie, too, seems to enjoy their ia the selective service act working out as it was intended it should. 8uch is the great national ineltlng pot where all men, regardless of race, creed or financial status, come out equal. And in this respect this "richest private In the American army" living up to the traditions and Ideals of true Amerldinism. DO ROUND HEADS FRIGHTEN ENEMY A study of the shape of the German head would have foretold the merciless, unimpassioned eeverlty with which the people of Belgium and other conquered territory have been treated, according to a eclentlst who has studied the subject. Mankind is classified by the shape of its skulls and all but 20 psr cent ef the subjects of the Kaiser belong to the "heme or round head greup.

It is theory of Carlo Pulnl, a distinguished Italian that this round, or bullet, heifi compresses the brain so that its humane and enlightened characteristics cannot develop. Bismarck was an excellent example ot the type of the vhome dinaricis" head, the face of which is large, the expression being heavy and fierce. The English and Scandinavians are pure "long heads," and a study of the photographs of Arthur Balfour, the British statesman, and Marshal von Hindenberg reveal a truly remarkable difference In countenance and sion. Birds Sing While Soldiers Fight in Trenches A great battle waa on, Bhells were bursting around the barbed wire entanglements in No Land. Yet in midst of the confusion a crested lark sang sweetly as if anticipating tlie dawn, while a blackcap in the withered saplings that screened our gun pit trilled forth his lay, punctuated by the boom of the gune beneath him.

The effect was very quaint, as during eaok ia gunfire the song echoed sweetly over the ehell-rlven earth. A shell, better aimed than usual, scored a direct hit upon the British gun, but the din of the explo- Sion apparently did not trouble the bird, for ho only fiuttered away to the next sapling and continued hla song. At another time, when billeted in a chateau surrounded by extensive grounds and an extremely green and smelly moat, the soldiers listened to a nightingale, thrush and blackbird piping for all they were worth, whilo not a hundred yards aw-ay the German shells W'ere pounding to atoms some sheds and a barn. Even in the trenches the birds do not appear to trouble about the sounds of war, and the wire entanglements of No Man Land are a happy hunting- ground, and from a point of view an tdeal place for Last year a war correspondent found a nest In a tangled corner, while at another corner a kestrel would perch and preen her feathers, utterly regardless of the flying and shells. One bird maneuvre Is rather surprls- ing.

A company of small blrds-spar- ehaJRychea. and other members of be feeding quu ly in tlie road or around a barn win at right angles. For a sei'ond or there in nolhu to be hoard, then a sound of a comes faintly. has taught ti biids to dieperse and fly this wa from the direct path of a In the early days of the war tin were not so wily, or perhaps their hea would remain In the Ivy covering house unUl the shell actually then they would whirl out and ui pieces of shrapne Other birds do not appear to hav orchar that the Germans were shelling th young swallows remained perched i the branches until the fell. The they flew up and whirled about, actt aUy hawking for insects over ruin of their former roosting place, Yt the parent swallows were most onzlou over the welfare of thedr and kept them together for a long tlm after they had left nest.

It is wonder that they me learned the danger that to ti. whine of an enoemlng ahell..