Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-09
SOLDIER BOYS

friends Of Ben Stinchfeld will extend
congratula tons upon his being com
missioned a lieutenant in the Nauonai
Army. For some months he has been
employed at Washington, D. G., as
translator in the War Department
where his work and efficiency attracted
the attention OF his superiors so that
when General Pershing asked for GER
tain specialists Mr. Stinchfield received
an unsolicited appointment carrying
with it commission as lieutenant. HIS
new position will take him TO France,
his departure in the near future being
governed by the completion of a special
| task upon which he is at present en-
ployed.
Bath Times-Lieut, Sumner Sewall
plane as reported a few weeks ago but
not confirmed until in a recent letter to
his mother. Mrs. William d. Sewall. I'M
der date of July :. Lieut.. Sewal will
never get credit for downing this ma
chine as it was so far IN German ter
ritory that it was not seen by the mill
! tary observers, but he has his own per-
sonal satisfaction of having brought
down the flyer. The chase was a long
and thrilling one and he was some time
getting back behind the American lines.
! Luther Amos of Houlton has been
transferred from Company c, 18th engi-
| neers. now in France to the Headquar-
tiers office of the light railway as
draughtsman and is now stationed in
one OF the principal cities of France
In letter to his mother. Mrs Mary
Arsenault of Bath, Sergt. Edmund !.
Arsenault tells Of his recent transfer in
France to Battery Z, 54th c. A. c. He
is the only Bath boy in the company.
out Is getting along comforta bly, and is
well and happy as young man can be
who is expecting the call any dav to go
into the front line trenches and do his
duty.
! 5. NJ. Holway of Machias has gone to
! Ne" YORK, where he will in short
ufne start Tor france as Y. NJ c. A.
secretary.
| so FAR as known, the first Bangor bow
IN 20. q to return to this country ,s
Sergeant Howard B. Finley. who has
just arrived in New York. Mrs Finley
mas received letter from him in New
York stating that he is neither sick nor
wounded and expects to be in Bangor
on furlough shortly. The New York
Sun prints an item regarding the arri-
val or 100 American soldiers in New
iork this week. stating that the party
was made up of wounded men and SOL
oiers who had been sent here to give in.
stTuction to soldiers at United states
environments. Sergt Finley has been
attending special schools in France ana
u 10 probable that he is one of thosa
sent to this country TO instruct soldiers
AT present he is stationed at Can,n
Merritt. y. J.
service flag is being flown a. the
| nome Of Michael Conlev at Esstnort
| containing four stars in honor of bis
| four sons who are in the ser,ica .,.
OF "hom are in the army and the ofhe-
, IN the navy.
News mas been received in Bangor Of
! the promotion of Lieut. James + War
son 10 the rank of captain. Mr. Watso,
was a student at the Cnjyarsitv of
Maine College of Law and married Misc
Elizabeth Thaxter upon joining the
army
oapt' Percy A. Hasty. Commander a.
-. A. lo5d Infantry of Dexter. was g.
NeFeiy wounded at the beginning of tho
Dig drive in France according To q re,-
Ter received Wednesday bv Mrs Has+,.
! rom her husband, which told of ~
1act OF MS wound, also that he had heA,
sdssed. The letter was dotad wi. ;,
~ was written from hospital where
Iap'. NASTY and five other wounded
oiileers were undergoing treatment 4.
coiulhg 10 Capt Hasty's letter he u.as
"ouhoed day or two before he bod
written the letter He was oha,.i
- move MS company to differ
eh' position and was some distanoo
rom MS command. looking for am, -
-'i' men VINO might have been kiI1ed -.
wounded IN the sharp lighting in Whit,
'ney mad been partici pa ting. wbe, -
ran INTO cloud of German 80 ~
"as overcome and when regajnirp "a,
t'oushess IN base hospital he found
iihhseH tagged severely woundad -
70 heda from a small piece of sbranno,
oap'' Hasty says in his letter. CIV.
giving them hell and no co,,,
~ ''i iiied any better in the whole fsbt
'"e 'ndh my bo"s." When tbe ,a,ta
was written Frat Lieut. woaa
urihdie of Dexter was in con,,n.,,
Co, A iiiiahd or
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