Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-02
SOLDIER BOYS

When Rev. J. Edward Newton leaves
for France shortly. Rockland will have
contributed its second clergyman to
the Y. NJ. c. A. war work in that
country. The first pastor to leave
there In response to the call for more
secretaries was Rev. Carl y. Garland
superintendent of the East Maine
Methodist Conference.
John W. Frost, son Of Capt. and Mrs.
w. z. Frost Of Topsham, has just been
appointed aid TO Brig Gen. Eli D.
Hoyle. commanding the Eastern De-
partment U. s. A. stationed at Gov
ernor's Island, n. Y. He is first lieu
tenant Of infantry.
The man who bore in the Bangor
district number 25s. first drawn in the
draft. has been missing until Saturday.
when he appeared before the local
toard examining the third call quota
He is Andrew Alexander Lofts, ma
tive OF Poland. He said he had been
working in the woods since he was
registered and did not know he was
drafted until he came out to civiliza-
ton. But he is willing TO fight and
will not claim exemption as an alien.
lie passed an excellent physical exam
II alton, being a husky lumberJack, said
he had no relatives that he knew Of.
and as soon go to war as not. He will
be gwen the chance.
Two more Eastern Maine General
Hospital graduate nurses. Miss Ada
Hamm and Miss Emily Brown. have
gone 10 the Great Lakes training sta
ton hospital, making - Bangor nurses
on duty there.
The exemption percentage in Bangor
district has been so heavy that third
call has been necessary to secure the
district quota of So. The next squad
from this district for Aver Camp will
be rs men. The signal corps Of about
20 mon will report there Oct. l, having
been waiting orders since the last Of
April.
Capt. e. A. Plurnly of Lincoln, an Of
fcer OF the Engineers Reserve Corps
has been ordered to Washington. D. c.
Oct. /. 1917, for assignment to duty.
Capt Plumly was born in Lincoln
about 81 years ago, and is the oniy son
O. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Plumly.
IL attended the public schools at Lin
coin and Waterville and was a grad
uate from the University of Maine,
class 1909. Since that time he has
been engaged in engineering work for
the Maine Central railroad. Last
June he married Katherine, daughter
of DR. and Mrs IT, NJ Moulton or
Cumberland Centre
Samuel II. Edes of Newport, captain
In the l03 Infantry Regiment at Camp
Bartlett Westfleld, Mass, and Miss
Nellie +. Freshly Of Bradford were
married August 80 at the residence of
Mai. aud Mrs Otis G. Hammond, Con-
cord. y. H.. Rev. Daniel S. Robinson
OF Newport performing the ceremony.
was announced Saturday. Capt.
Edes IL the owner and publisher of the
Argus and Spectator newspaper at
newport. and was a member OF the
state Senate of 1918. Mrs. Edes was
Formerly OF Seattle. Wash, where her
iather was a prominent lawyer, but
since the death of her parents she has
RESIDED with relatives at Bradford. She
- graduate OF the training school at
.he wesleyan Memorial hospital
Springneid' Mass Capt. Edes had but
f,noufs leave OF absence from West
heiu TOT MS wedding. He saw service
.n 'ne mexican border in 1916 as CAP
I'm ., tne Newport Company in the
ment I.esl-
frot Philip Weston Meserve. ess,s-
AM professor of chemistry at Bowdo,r
,ono-H' has been summoned to wash.
Ilston 70 receive commission &C
lieutenant in the Sanitary corn.
' 'ho National Army and be aesjered
ga defense service. He 'expects -
NJ rance within four weeks ana
.pon MS arrival will 20 at once n the
renches 70 study gas attacks and 49,
etnoas employed in combating then,
pon MS return ~ this country he 1y,I,
.'Ve instruction in gas defense a. 80
Army cantonmcnts. '"e