Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-11

mites. And were gong 70 see the war
through. my friends.
with Russia torn by dissension and
three million veterans released to at
tack the exhausted armies of France
and England, the weight of the war
falls on our shoulder and we do not
realize the gravity Of our task" said
Mr.. Nelson Before the war is over
the burden will fall on every American
home, and thousands on thousands Of
boys must risk peril, that this country
may go on. We are going to send them
over to France into that living hell to
fight under the flag of free people. We
expect them to to bear themselves like
men. We expect them to do all, to en-
dure all-even life itself if necessary.
There must be available at once all
modern means of warfare that the boys
may have every chance for life. In or
der that the boys may have modern
equipment of war the government has
authorized the issuing Of bonds This
loan may seem large to you. 1t is a tri-
fie beside the 90 billion raised by the
people of England but half of that
was contributed by the French peas
ants, ard small beside that voluntarily
contributed by the people Of Germany.
ask every person within the range Of
my voice to do his duty to these boys.
The bond is the best security in the
world-a first mortgage on the United
States of America
COL Hume
Col Hume was the first to speak in the
interests Of recruiting, and issued a, re-
quest of every able bodied man between
the ages of IS and So to join the colors.
The first call will be for $4,000 men, but
this number will be called eight times
before all that are needed are obtained,
said Col. Hume. Last week." he said,
II was in consultation with men who
know. and they said that the war will
last three to five years and take 5000, 900
to 100000 men to win it,
Capt. Ashworth
This is time for sacrifices" said
Capt Ashworth of the Machine Gun
Company. The man who says I'm get
ting s25 a week and am not going to en-
list until really needed is not a patriot,
because he's looking to see what he can
get not what he can do for his country.
The trouble is. you're so used to seeing
men In uniform around Augusta that you
think it's the same old story. It's not:
it's new story-a serious story"
Capt. Marston
Capt. Marston of Co. E said he took as
his text; What's the matter with Au-
gusta?" You have a fine company of
Augusta boys but how many boys Of Au-
gusta are in that company? Fifty-eight.
Why The Forks up here has almost that
many! Gardiner hasn't any company, but
lit has furnished 20 more men than you.
A Germantown American whose heart is
with the fatherland has more of nv sym
pathy than native-born. physically per
feet, Augusta boy who is too good TO
join Co. M. What's the matter with An
gusta? III tell you. You folks have
peen telling the boys to wait till a second
Roosevelt comes along and gives them a
commission. Look in the glass in the
morning when you shave, and see if Won
don blush. There are lot of YOU who
nave enlisted as farmers You've enlfste
as milkmaids' assistants, Let me tell
you there are enough f1at-footed men for
| mat. We've got a hundred per cent. bet
ter regiment than when you presented us
with the colors year ago The Second
Maine is going to be heard from