The Republican journal., 1916-07-06
The Second Maine Regiment

ton. $4,000 People 1hrong the Streets
to see the Start.
From the Kennebec Journal)
Through lanes of cheering people, uav-
;,o fiaos tear-dimmed eyes, and 1utter-
mo handkerchiefs, the sections OF the
three long trains bearing our State OF
Maine soldier boys to Laredo, Texas, to
serve their country's flag, pulled slowly
from the Augusta station Thursday
aftarnoon the first at $40, the second
and third sections at intervals OF 10 MIN
utes. 80 .ho
* o0O neonle who thronged Water street
and Market Square packed the windows
of every block at the south OF the street
and dotted even the roofs and towers OF
Surrounding buildings, had begun to take
their positions. There was tense I'M
dercurrrent of excitement IN the whoie
shirt of the people who gathered 10 wish
orr bovs "God speed; it was different
attitude than any crowd has ever mann
tested in this city since the Gays OF the
Spanish War. .; -
those who had for hours waited patlent-
" on the street were tulllleo' LOT tne
strains of the regimental oano became
audible, and moment later tne lrsI VI
the men swung into sight at the Top o.
Rines Hill. and dull roar OIL applause IN
ed up to meet them. The troops harcheu
down to the postottice, ana AZ Ihe e1ll.
snuare and took their places there in line
d,1r;no the narting address, and the pre-
senta7;on Of the company flag by Sena-
tor Frank L. button; and the GIT OF Szoo
tn the company fund of our Augusta
troons nv Mayor Viles in behalf OF the
citizens who SO loyally contributed. After
the close of the exercises the troops
again formed, moved toward the tracks,
and the entraining had begun.
20 Cars in First Train.
There were 20 cars in the 1rst erall''
which was drawn by engine NO. o1o' oiie
of the most powerful Moguls on the Ioau'
Half dozen freight cars LED the strlIg
loaded with supplies and amIiun' I'LL 4l'
then came the eight HAT cars packeu Wi'n
wagons and Red Cross amoulahces. wv
BAGGAGE cars followed. and the tram nm
;Sha5 1,ith three coaches and Pullman
car for the colonel and certain OF MS STALL
The Officers.
In tho first train were Col. Hume, COM
handing: Capt. Greenlaw, tram quar.el-
master: Lieut.. Col. Cummings, MAJOR
Hadley. Major Towne, Capt; Drake
Chaplain Cochrane, Lieut.. hlnos' Lieu..
Pratt. Lieut.. Rogers, Lieut., Doane, Lleut'
Peacock, Lieut.. Christie, Lieut. Nary
Lieut.. Carpenter, Lieut.. bispee, hleua'
Trott; the headquarters and supply Ioii-
panies, the headquarters detaii anu ioui
men of the hospital corps. OK
The second section, when ie1t ~ D. 90
%. M, was drawn by engine mo. 4ol, anu
was made up of two baggage cars, l
troonladen coaches and one Pullman car
IN tbis train were Major Southland, com
mandinp: Lieut.. Hanson, train quarter
master: four men of the hospital corps;
COMPANY A of Dexter, B of Rumford,
of Fastnort. K of Pennington, OF Houl-
ton and our own Company M boys from
Augusta.
buttons Address
1t was day that none Of the young
soldiers from the Capital City are likely
to forget Upon their arrival at water
street in the early afternoon the boys
were drawn up in Market square sur
rounded by thousands of friends and well
wishers. From the portlco OF the Augus-
ia Opera house Senator Frank l.. button
then addressed lle COMPANY 90 AoHo"S'
Young Men of Maine:
Suddenly and unexpectedly you have
heen caIled to a field of duty in the ar
mics of your country.
1t is highly fitting and proper that at
vour departure the men and women OF
this capital city should throng about you
to bid you God speed.
Looking upon you here are some OF the
pray haired survivors of the battles of
Seven Pines, of Bull Run, of Chancelors-
Vile and of Gettysburg. Their children
and their chiIdren's children are here as
sembled because the strains OF martial
music again attune the tread OF soldiers
to nation cause.
This war is not of your choice or max
ing. The policy of the government Is not
in YOUR hands, but your country destiny
NAV be. AS true and gallant soldiers
YOU will have only one rule OF conduct,
and that will be loyal obedience to the
commands of your superlors. /
There must be unity Of thought and
unity of action. A soldiers will is the
iron will of his military commander. And
while you wear these uniforms let no
thought, even, divide your allegiance to
the plans and purposes OF your com
mander-in- chief, the President OF this
great country.
While you are absent in the service OF
your country your loved ones at home
will be cared for by the bounteous graft
tude of those who are unable to share In
YOUR sacrifice. Your ideals will strength
en- the patriotic purposes OF civilian
population at home And we shall all be
summoned from the selfishness of our in
dustrial American life to seize the stand |
ard of National unity and distributed
welfare and place it upon the ramparts
OF a government by the people, and for
the people.
A clean body, clean mind and clean
mouth are no longer the badge of cow
ard in civil life. Temporary and sensuous
pleasures are cancerous in their origin
and design and only eat into the body
and soul of the individual. This mass of
matter we call our body is but the dwell
ing place of the living soul OF man. Keep
the house clean that it may not suffer
from the weakening forces of decay. In
so far as you do this will one man meas
ure above another.
The last two years have seen Euro
pean war that has transcribed all his
tory. In its final analysis war is con-
test between man and man in the aggre-
gate. Whatever may be our views of the
great problem that is being fought to
decisive issue upon the continent of Eu-