Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-27

The Proc!ama ton meeting last
evening held for the purpose of slim
ulating zeal for the Third Liberty
Lean and TO rally to their colors
British subjects residing in Augusta
and vicinity brought to City hall an
big and enthusiastic audience. Mayor
Willis +. Swift presided and the
speakers were Mai +. +, Bedford of
the Canadian Field Artillery. a hero
Of Vimy Ridge: Col. L. {. jameson
of the Canadian Recruiting Service
of New York, aul Norman l.. Bassett
of this city.
The members Of the Augusta Ro-
tary Club filed into the hall and took
seats in the front Of the auditorium,
and the members of the New THIRD
Maine Regiment comaany followed
and took seats nearby. On the plat
form. besides the speakers mentioned
were Capt. a. c. Young, Sergt. W. I.
Ward. Sergt. j. 7. Riddell Sergt. II.
T.. Hill. all of the Canadian Recruit
ing Mission 1t. Col John b. keat-
ing British vice consul at Portland
Private f. G.. Hanning of Augusta, a
member of the 2Gth Canadian Battal-
ion; Adjutant General GcorG" Mel,
presson Maj. Charles T.. Davis, Capt.
William L. LaWrT Capt. W. {.
Goodwin, and the following officers
from Camp Devens who are in Maine
to take charge OF the draft contln-
gents that will go into camp from
this State next week: LIST Lieut..
Charles r. CroSsett. LIST Lieut.. George
l.. Dernier, LIST Lieut.. Leroy r. Cor
win, 1st Lieut. Edward J. owens, Jr.,
LIST Lieut. William T. kilhorn, md
Lieut.. Ellis j. Bardsley, 2nd Lieut..
John NJ Kingsley, End Lieut.. Rob
ert r. Osborn, Ind Lieut.. Eben ;.
Ostugren, End Lieut.. Marshall W.
Pierce. Ind Lieut.. Clinton +. Sher-
wood, End Lieut.. Hamond Barnes.
Stirring martial music was fur
nished by a band composed of the
Augusta and ToEus organizations,
lead by Frank A. Dennis. J. Francis
MacNichol lead the singing of The
Battle Hymn of the Republic GOD
Save the King" and The star
Spangled Banner"
Mayor Swift Presides
Mayor Swift opened the meeting by
reading President Wilson's Liberty CAY
proclamation. In introducing the Ca
madam guests Mr. Swift paid a glowing
tribute to the valor displayed by the
Dominion forces in the present war. \
very substantial er-subscription Of
Augusta 5 Liberty Loan quota was re-
ported by the mayor, who stated that
the city's original quota was s3S6,-o0,
and that at O'Clock Friday afternoon
there had been subscribed s5122 $50.
Col. F. c. Jameson
We are not at all afraid about what
the end of the war will be, but we
know that in all prubabili it is a long
way off" sail Col. jameson, the first
speaker introduced by Mayor Swift In
his travels through the United States
he has gathered the impression, he saia.
that the people are determined that the
war must be won and shall be won at
anv cost He said that 5000 British
subjects in this country have volunteer
ed. that 10000 of these have been accept
ed and that many have already sacri-
feed their lives. After calling attention
TO Canada big contribution of men to
the war he stated that the Dominion is
bearing the whole support OF these
forces. and is borrowing money not only
for the support OF it's own troops but
that she may lend to England. There $
only one way TO win. and that Is with
men, God knows that We want them
badly and that we want them now
was Col. Jameson's concluding admoni-
ton.
Mai. J. r. BeIford
Being of the same race and having
the same traditions, il is but natural
that Americans and Canadians sho,,,1
possess the same ideals of liberty said
Major Bedford. You're sending . enc
outstanding army of men wbo,, ,.o,,
are going to be proud of and who arc
going 10 give good account If the,,-
selves" he told his hearers
Canadians, he said. to the host IF
his knowledge had never been order
ed TO take a position and TO have
failed TO take it. nor 10 bo,d . 49,;
ton and to have failed to hold if
When gas was first used at sec-
ond battle of Ypres the Canadians
STOOD their ground and thereby saw
Cd me british arm. he said
Major Belford remindas