Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-29
SOLDIER BOYS

First Lieut.. Arthur l.. Robinson of
the 18th Company of Portland, now the
26th Company, has been ordered to re-
port at Fortress Monroe to take up a
special course Of study in the coast
artillery work. Lieut.. Robinson is the
youngest son of the late Prof. Frank
lin c. Robinson of Bowdoin College.
At York hall, Bath. Wednesday
evening Miss Dorothy Sewall was host
ess at a very delightful reception and
dance at which she announced her en-
gaeement to George Amy Percy, son of
DR.. and Mrs. D. Thomas Percy. Ar
lington. Mass. Miss Sewall is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Sew
all, Washington street. and is known
to her Bath friends and to many
friends elsewhere as an especially at
tractive and charming girl. She has
attended school in both Boston and
Washington, but for the past year has
spent much time in his city. Mr..
Percy, who is in Bath for a few days.
is a first lieutenant in the balloon serv-
ice and has been especially successful
IN his branch of duty which Is espec-
tally difficult and daring.
Isl1litiS VI d IA 1Iuo
just returned from France, are all de-
lighted to see him back again, and to
get q word first hand of conditions
across the water. Mr.. Eaton enlisted
with 40 others in a Tufts college Unit
for a six months period. sailing from
New York June 3 and nine days later
arrived at Bordeaux. France. These
boys enlisted in the ambulance service.
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ferred to driving an ammunition truck.
If he were permitted he could no doubt
tell us some very thrilling and interest
ing tales. He spoke of one instance
where they drove onto a field which
had been deserted by the Germans the
night before, and there they found r
whole trench full of Germans who had
been caught by the French gas, with
their masks off. h French now have
a very powerful gas, which is effective
at 500 yards, and ii was no doubt this
gas that caught them. Mr.. Eaton LEFT
France for London, thence to Liverpool
where he sailed for New York. arriving
there Saturday. December 22nd, and
home Christmas eve. Like the other
senior members of colleges, Mr.. Eaton
received his degrees, and his intentions
We're, before the war opened to enter
actively into Y. NJ. c. A. work. He is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Eaton
of AshGale. and has three brothers in
this city: Ernest Eaton Of Chestnut
street, S. l.. Eaton of Middle street,
Bath. and Leon Eaton. He Is now at
the home Of his parents in Ashdale.
1t will be interesting to the many
friends of Clarence L. Cove, q former
merchant of Auburn, but now Of Ran
dolpl. Mass, to learn hat his Young
est son. Leland Howard Cove, has beer
ordered to an officers training camp In
Texas with commission as lieutenant.
Mr.. Cove enlisted three months ago in
the signal corp at the University of
| Vermont and after three weeks service
was promoted 20 master signal cleo
trician. Mr.. Cove and his brother Carl,
Greenville. S. c., spent Christmas with
| their parents in Randolph.
1t seems that the Bangor boys with
Battery F, First Maine Heavy Field
Artillery. lac the least cheerful Christ
mas Of all the soldiers from this city.
as they were Guaranteed with the
measles in Charlotte, N. G. A great
program of sports had been arranged
but Battery F had to withdraw its men
from the contest. The weather is
warmer there, the 10Y having disap-
peared.-Bangor Commercial