Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-24
COUNTY OFFICERS
MEET WEDNESDAY At
THE STATE HOUSE
For the Purpose That There
Shall Be Uniformity of Meth
DDS. Pursued in the Work of
the Various Boards of Regis
tration for the Selective Draft

physicians who comprise the boards, was
held Tuesday afternoon in the Hall of
REPRESENTATIVES at the State House, at
which Adjutant General George Mel.
Presson, as provost marshal, presided.
With him were Major Lucian w. Blanch-
ard of Rumford, judge advocate general
of the staff of Gov: Milliken, and Hon.
Timothy F. Callahan of Lewiston, State
disbursing agent.
Major Blanchard administered the oath
to the assembled registration officials.
The printed instructions supplied the
members of the boards were reviewed and
Presson Mr. Callahan gave instruction
as to the proper methods of filling out tt g
various blanks to be used in making
claims for reimbursement by the govern
ment for salary fees and expenses in
volved. All three officials joined in an
swering the various questions that were
propounded
One of the points most strongly empha-
sized by Adjutant General Presson was
the fact the burden of the responsibility
for registration falls on the individual
rather than on the officials. Inquiry as
to what could be done in the cases Of a
large number of persons in his county
who were employed as lumbermen in re-
mote sections who were out of touch with
affairs even through the medium of news
papers 1t was explained it does not de-
volve upon the officials to take any spe-
cal measures in such cases. Sheriff w.
Burton Sman of Franklin county made
reference to Lowelltown, which is located
% miles distant from the nearest organ
lied township. and asked where the resi-
dents would be required to register. He
was informed that the nearest organized
township is the proper registration place,
Carl ]. Sandberg of The Forks,
Somerset county, who had been Sc
lected as one of the registrars, eX-
planned at the meeting that he could
not serve because Of the fact that he
intended to enlist In the Second Maine
Regiment Infantry.
!. Capt. Roy l.. Marston of Co f, Sec
ond Regiment Of Skowhegan, who has
charge Of the recruiting for the Sec
ond Maine Regiment. made arrange
ments with some Of those attending
ing stations. Capt. Marston explained
that he and other officers thought that
it would be much better for a young
man to join the Second Regiment at
this time in order to avoid the draft
which will come later.
Frank J. Ham, warden Of the Maine
State prison at Thomaston, who was
present at the school Of instruction
stated that there are los inmates Of the
prison between the ages of q and 81
years who were subject to the provis-
ions Of the selective draft. These men
will appear before Henry b. McGun-
nigle. the clerk at the prison, who is
justice of the peace, and sign the
| necessary papers. There are about q
prisoners on parole. but these may
register any place they may happen tC
be on registration day. June 5.
| Portland being the one city of the State
under the cover 10000 classification, anG
thus outside the jurisdiction of the coun
| ty boards, was represented by its owl
board. consisting of Mayor Wilfred G
Chapman and Col. Frank B. w. Wheeler
clerk of that city. The county sheriffs
clerks and officials present were as fol
lows:
! Androscoggin-Sheri Ferd E. Ste.
vens, Auburn; Clerk Of Courts F. X
Belleau. Lewiston; DR.. Frank Pierce
Lewiston.
Aroostook-sheriff Charles E. Dunn
Houlton; Clerk of Courts M. NJ. Clark
Houlton; DR.. Frank H. Jackson, Houl-
ton.
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES King F. Graham
Westbrook; Clerk of Courts Llewellyr
Barton, Portland; DIR. Frank n. Whit
tier. Brunswick.
| Franklin-Sheriff w. Burton Small
Kingfleld; Clerk Of Courts Byron NJ
Small, Pennington: DR.. Charles w. Bell
Strong.
| Hancock-Sheriff Ward W. Wescott
| Bluehill; Clerk of Courts Timothy F.
Mahoney, Ellsworth; DR.. Lewis Hodg-
kins. Ellsworth.
Misunderstanding Edward D. Har-
wood, Augusta; Clerk of Courts Charles
w. Jones, Augusta; DR.. w. H. Harris
| Augusta.
Knox-Sheriff j. Crosby Hobbs, Cam
| den; Clerk Of Courts Tyler NJ. Coombs
Vinalhaven; DR.. A. w. Foss. Rockland
| Lincoln--Sheriff Walter E. Clark
Waldoboro; Clerk of Courts Wilbur F.
Merrill. Wiscasset; DR.. George A. Greg
| DRY, Boothbay Harbor.
| Oxford-Sheriff Harry d. Cole. Har-
rison Clerk of Courts Ernest ]. Rec
| ord, South Paris; DR.. H. L. Bartlett,
Norway.
Penobscot-Sheriff T. Herbert White,
Bangor; Clerk of Courts c. c. Stevens,
Millinocket; DR.. l.. B. Sanger. Bangor.
| Piscataauis-Sheriff Fred A. Heath.
| Guilford: Clerk of Courts Calvin w.
Brown. Dover: DR.. w. A. burlington,
| Foxcroft.
Sagadahoc-Sheriff Wilbur c. Oliver,
| Bath; Clerk of Courts Fred H. Thomp-
son, Bath; DR.. Byron +. Barker. Bath.
Somerset-Sheriff Harry Goodrich,
| Palmyra; Clerk of Courts William T.
Seekins. Skowhegan; DIR. w. CT. Sawyer,
| Madison.
Waldo-Sheriff Frank A. Cushman,
Montevlle; Clerk of Courts George I.
| Heating. Belfast; DIR. Orris S. Vickery,
| Belfast.