Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-23
SOLDIER BOYS

ceived in Sanford last week by a
United States recruiting officer.
Hosmer G. Jones Of Dorchester.
Mass, a student of Massachusetts
Institute Of Technology who has been
drafted for army service. was mar
ried Saturday at Rockland to Miss
Grace f. Follett, organist of the First
Baptist church and member of sew
erai of the city's prominent musical
organizations. Rev. w. L. Pratt OF
ficiated. Leo G. Brault was grooms-
man and Miss Helen Follett was
bridesmaid. The couple will reside
at 452 Columbia road, Dorchester.
Melvin Low, chief dispensary
clerk in the United States navy, has
just surprised his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. Il. Low of Whitman, formerly
of Sanford. by returning from Paris,
where he has been on duty in a hos
pital of an aviation camp since last
september. Mr.. Low has been trans
ferred to the dispensary of the United
States transport President Lincoln,
formerly one of the largest boats Of
the old Hamburg American line. The
boat carries crew of 900 men and
transports each trip 5000 troops. Mr.
Low says that the Allied soldiers are
firmly convinced that the year 1918
Will see the end of the war He says
the Americans are doing wonderful
work, not only in feeding their own
men. but the English and the French
people, and are rebuilding cities and
towns in France 50 as to make them
l!abitable and sanitary.
Mrs. Carl r. Bailey of Dover, has
been advised that her husband. Lieut..
Carl Il. Bailey, has arrived safely
overseas with the First Army Head
quarters Regiment. Lieut.. Bailey
was formerly first lieutenant Of Co.
= OF Dover, and was later assigned to
60. A of Dexter. When the old I'd
Alalne was merged with the 1st New
hampshire and sent to France as the
wa infantry, Lieut.. Bailey was as
signed to the unit remaining from the
New Hampshire regiment and sent n
camp Greene. where he has been
curing the winter months. The New
Hampshire unit was recently reor-
Sanlzed as the LIST Army Headn,1ar.
tiers Regiment.
service flag with five stars ia
proudly displayed at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Pelletier at Caribor
1T iNe rusty sons in the service of
,helr country. Frank Pelletier. Jr
81 Years old. Is in the Coast Artillery
stationed at Fort Williams. enlistine
,ouf years ago. Sergt George Pei
'etler. 20 years old. is a veteran of
'he Mexican campaign and is now
WIN a massachusetts regiment. ex-
pectlng to go across very soon A..
thur Paul Pelletier. aged &c. enlisted
IN the Naval Reserve last June and
Is S'ationed in Boston. Corporal Ed
mund Joseph Pelletier, 20 years old
now supposed to be where there 10
some real fighting. being with tho
1850 Infantry in France. The "hab,..
OF the family, Myles Victor PelIetier
aged 10. enlisted in the navy three
years ago. is a seaman on a big
transport and has made four trims
across. Nj are big and husky hovs
ana all anxious to get into real fight
ing.
Lieut.. Wyvern A. Coombs of the
Medlcal Corps was thrown from his
morse at Fort Oglethorps, Ga. Satur-
Gay and is in very serious condition
according to telegram received Sat
urday night in RockIand. I.ient
Coombs is son of Clerk Of Court.
Tyler NJ. Coombs and for the mast
two years had been practicinr n,edi
cine in Westbrook
James F. O'Dea Of Biddeford v,o
ENLISTED In the Canadian Armv is IN
Canadian hospital recovering fror,
wounds received at the front. Tb;s
IS the third time he has been in III.
hospital. His 18-year-old SON has
eniisted with the Allies and is now in
France -" III
bahsor's fourth military comnanv
- - or the Sd Maine Infantry wos
inspected last week. MASTERING o,,or
iVo men, and although no renort h..
oeen received, it is understood thu, -
,'ldue d satisfactory showing. BANGOR
mas 20. g and machine gun COW
pahy IN the 1880 Infantry on tho hat-
ne front in France, and corna.
"nat Is now the saith Pioneer Infan
Try IN camp at Spartansbnrp ~
aoout ready to go across. Over zeo
Dams VI men are now in var;o,.
brahches of the service.