Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25
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Waterviilc turneh out enmass with
great enthusiasm Thursday to bid
God-speed to the &c draftees who LEI,
for Tort Williams. The ideal weather
and the restrictions on public gather.
ines might have had something to do
with the large crowd as the street re-.
sembleG Fair day
Al 3 o'clock in the morning thev
were inducted into service by Har.
vey d. Eaton, chairman of the Ken.
nebec county Exemption Board, Dis.
trict No. ,. This took place at the
armory.
At 1215 dinner was served. the
draftees as guests OF honor. and a
representative body Of Waterville cit.
liens at the Elmwood. The director Of
affairs was DIR. J. F. Hill Following
the dinner smokes We're passed
around and short speeches were mad9
by some Of the guests.
DR.. j. F. Hill welcomed the guests
and said: when you come back You
will find us waiting with open arms.
after you have brought down that
damnable cur. the Beast of Berlin
And in few well-choscn words,
Mayor Wardwell was introduced. and
he expressed his plpeasure in being
able to be present and to wish the
Toys a speedy return.
Principal Drew #. Hawthorne Of
Coburn Classical Institute. was in.
troduced as the next speaker and be
said that he had no desire to live il
the past. was glad he was living IN
the present and CORY that he was
past the age of enrolment
That people are daily realizing the
Importance of the big task If win.
ming the war. and that they all feel
they want share in it, was aptiy il.
Illustrated by Pres. a. J. Roberts Of
Colby college, in his talk to the boys
Pres. Roberts saia that widow
whose only son is in college. came 70
him and asked him how long her
son would be at school. Upon beiny
told, she asked If there would he
chance for her son 10 take part in the
great war, rs she diun't want 20 see
him left out of such a big affair, The
attitude of Colonel and Mrs. Roose.
welt, upon being interviewed by re.
porters about the death Of their gal.
liant son, when they said that they
were glad their son had had his
chance, was another demonstration
of the same attitude. which peop,e
are taking today. is good thing
for a man personally to keep him.
self physically fit. obey orders and
acquire all the knowledge he can
In his military training. because he
will stand better chance of gel
ting out alive. A soldiers business 3
TO kill people, to get the other fol.
low and get him first. To learn to b.
a soldier is n highly specialized bus,
mess. learn the fighting games. have
open minds, qquiok intelligence and
quick obedience. Look out for your
bodies and keep them in shape. ANY
one who looses a dayy by vice dis
Eases is a traitor, pro-German and Is
relpirg the Kaiser.
The opportunities of the present
lay military training were pressed
lpor those present by Lieut.. Arm
strong. commandant of the Colby ).
4. T. e.. when he described training
lamps OF even five years ago, when
ne attended, and the present day
amps. He spoke of the second CIV
liam training camp in the United
states, which had $50 students, each'
me paying his own board and fur
,ishipg his own uniform. which was
he starting of the preaching of the
gospel OF preparedness, which was
I've years ago. For some part OF the
rear since that time, Lieut.. Arm
'tronG has been in the L. s. uniform
Whether you have done full duty or
lot, there is nothing so satisfying az
o know that you have done your
BEST. With no dig at his listeners. as
le explained, ignorance has been the
greatest drawback Of a drafted man.
Carly at Camp Devens, when draft
ID man was told to do anything. the
'fticer was met with the reply: Hes
drafted man, you can't expect nun
o do that" Now things are different
here. Look beyond the ends OF your
WI IOStS. j nc L. -. army 10 80
most democratic army, and the door
s wide open to promotion. DOM
make a mistake of trying to be an
nicer first. A private hasn't better
riend than an officer
In conclusion Lieut.. Armstrong
aid ne had had a bar on his shou''
Ter since May II, 1917, and that ~
expected to get across soon. "bu'
10 on. thing for me. il you get over
here before me, give 'em He'll
The banquet was brought to close
nth rousing cheers for good loyai
and an awful grown Io
no kDiser.
In the afternoon at 3.15, marshaieo
y Edgar ]. Brown, the drafted msn'
by the Waterviile MIL.
airy Land, two companies from tne
'oIby 8. A. T. c., members Of tno
left the armory for w
tation and the boys entrained wiz"
thor Graftees from kennebec coun'"
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