Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-22
SOLDIER BOYS

Portland, it is learned through sup.
posedly authoritative sources, has been
designated by the War Department as
troops of the American Expedition try
FORCES, and while the 26th Division ~ "
overseas and containing a large number
of Maine men is to be landed at Ros
ton. the word has come that many
other American units will be brough.
to the port of Portland, reports tie
Express. It ! possible, in view of this.
that the 9Th Regiment which went 10
France last March and which is com
posed Of the men of the old Nave
Coast Artillery. National Guard. vii
pc brought directly here. and hkewice
the seth Pioneer Infantry Regimen,
formerly the Milliken unit. In addit. N
10 the American troops that will te
landed here, it is further stated that
portions of the Canadian divisions now
across will be brought in here and then
transported by rail to Canada Accord
ing 10 the plan which is said to he AZ
ready outlin:., the country is TO be
divided into 10 districts, these districts
Maine to the Southern states.
Houiton Times-1n a letter TO a Houl-
Ton man from Col. F. NJ Hume. Ne
wrote as follows: by the way. Find
lay proved himself to be a wonder. lie
was called one of the very best con-.
pany commanders in the army ana as
Tor bravery, l never saw anything like
IL. he does not know what fear is.
Houlton should be proud to have sen.
such a soldier as one of her representa-
tive sons"
bath Tlmes-Fourteen new recruits
were accepted for membership in CO. 1.
AT It's weekly drill Tuesday night ana
Capt. Merton Q. Weber states that re
total membership is about 100. Mai.
Phillip F. Chapman of Portland was
unable to attend the drill owing l., 2
recent illness with influenza. The men
We're put through the manual of arms
and a great Improvement in their work
was noted.
capt. Walter L. Whitney OF Bangor.
formerly of Augusta, and a natjva If
flchmond. has returned to princa.o,
OF absence at his home in Rar,o
oapt. whitney is now officer in cnar.e
OF the branch Medical Research IN.
oratory Sehoo' of Military Aerona,.ics
at Princeton. y. J. This il one of tha
best positions an eye specialist can Mi
in the service.
Exactly how Captain BENJAMIN
"nnIr cf
the 56th Pioneer Infantry, formerly lie
1st Maine Heavy Field Artillery. sc-
CURED his wound was made known 10
members Of the Portland Club when a
their usual Monday night sumner ,,nh,
Calvin stevens, who presided. read a
letter from Lieut.. Col. Henry G.. Beynr
Jr. In this letter Col. Boyer told OF Tie
Germans having set fire to pile of
ammunition. of Capt Woodman's co,n
pany having been ordered to get .ba
ammunition. and of Capt. Woodinsn
calmly directing operations without
giving the remotest heed to the DIM
Guilty and danger of the situation.
A detail of IS soldiers from the All
Fort Williams. PASSED
through bath this noon on tho vav
to Fort Baldwin at Popham Beach
where they are to be assigned to
special work.
Letters have been received in Dover
recently from Capt. Charles II. Nor.
ton OF Co. F, 1o3d Infantry. written
from Paris where he was sojournin.
FOR a short time. Capt Norton writes
that he is feeling finely and is per-
fectIy contented in France though n,
misses the excitement Of being up n
the firing line. Cap. Norton was Sc
verely wounded In the hips and it ia