Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-05
Gov ernOr Expresses
Hope Regiment May
Be at War Strength
by Tuesday Night
VETERANS WILL
MEET YOUNG MEN
Attend Places of Regis
tratiOn to Seek VOlun-
teers Among Those
Who Register

Today registration day. extraordinary
erorts VIII he made in every city, town
AHA Plantation in the state to recruit the
e.. Name regiment infantry to war
strength
Governor Milliken was busy Monday
,.4nc up shcrffs and clerks of courts in
ire ypunties. asking them to make ar
fnceu,uts to further this plan on regis
frauar day. In each case the request
was made TO have Civil War veteran
- spanish war veteran appear at the
ftg.strat on places to impress upon the
young men coming to register the advisa-
.h's 10 cuisting.
TNr sn,rlns and clerks OF courts got
20 humiliation by telephone with as
rans rogistrars in their county as pos
faIe and enlisted their efforts. AS re-
sst M THIS today in practically every
registration precinct civil war veteran
Spanish war veteran or some other per
SON Vil present to those registering the
,j,sabt,.ty Of enlisting in the ID Maine
regiment, and in doing this, the argument
VIII he forced home that by enlistins the
,uIug man will lie sure of being attacheu
fa Maine unit. whereas If he waits 10
T. drafted the chances of serving III
State * Maine OUTFIT are extremely shm
The names of all of those who express
Willingness to enlist will be at once co"-
rurte,fed to col Frank NJ. Hume OF
loI'ton, commanding the ID Maine resi-
mer' who will have his recruiting OIL
'ers get IN touch with these prospective
te.rll,s. In addition, the present mem
hers ~ the ID regiment. so far as they
ate available will be distributed through
o4' The state for the same purpose
\ ,arefm compilation of the men IN
IN" service Of the three branches OF the
National Guard in Maine and OF the ota'e
ot Maine men who have enlisted III the
regular army during the past year SHOWS
mar some of the counties of the stale
have ncon far behind in contributing 10
Ii. defensive forces of the country, said
Governor Milliken Monday.
"E..koning on the basis of the men en-
listed and the number required 10 priis
N" various arms Of the service up "
var s~cnGth the following figures sho"
bow deficient these counties are: Aroos-
'n.t ~. Hancock. 1872: kennebec. Iol'
hnoN. 10 Lincoln. St; oxford. So; fiscata-
f4.s siN Sagadahoc, three; somerset
~ Waldo $780, Washington. "A; YORK. o.
These figures do not mean that these
counties should furnish all these NUMBERS
- mc0 for the I'd infantry. but they 40
mean that reckoning on the basis Oh INC
tImher Of men required In proportion u
ne population of each county that 'hese
COUNTIES have not enlisted enough mem
hers ~ any defensive arm to equal wna'
should he 2 fair proportion of its popuia-
tom -Four counties of the state have 1ur-
rshed moro than their required percen-
age of men. Androscoggn, Cumberland
Franklin and Penobscot
~ ia my hope and the hope OF every one
Interested in the Guard, that these cour-
los which have shown themselves den-
er' tu recruiting he able to report tues
day Night at the end of registration das
'hat they have provided their fun quota
We are going to put the I'd Maine inran-
'ry On war strength by Tuesday night II
Is possible thing"