Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-15
ROJSING LIBERTY LOAN
RALLY AT THE ACME

The Acme theatre was filled to capac-
ity Sunday afternoon when rousinS
and enthusiastic mass meeting was
held in the interest Of the Third Liberty
Loan. Stirring and patriotic music of
the highest order was furnished ny an
orchestra from the National Soldiers
Home Togus
The exercises were as foll lows: Prayer
was offered by Rev. T.. W. Weber;
singing of The Star Spaneled Banner
IN the audience. Chairman Judge q.
A Stafford introduced as the first speak
er the Hon. John +. Nelson Of Angus
Ia, whose address was particularly elo-
uuent and appropriate. Frequent out
bursts of applause interspersed his
soul-stirring and patriotic remarks. The
speaker thrilled his hearers with tales
of the many deeds of valor accomplish
ed over there by our American soldier
boys, whose spirit is still encountered
and will remain so until the last gasp Of
breath The speaker highly commended
Ilalowell mothers who had boys in the
service for their courage and patriot
ism He gave interesting data on what
America was doing in the way Of train
ing and equipping soldiers for the great
world war, and told of the imperative
need Of raising money to thus equip the
vast army which shall rid the world of
the supremacy of the yellow Hun. He
declared that peace would never be
brought about until this country had
done her part by giving freely and I'M
selfishly 10 the government 50 that our
soldiers could press on thus thoroughly
equipped and overcome the foe.
Singing of Onward Christian Sol
diers' By audience
Lieut.. Col. Frank B. Cummings was
then introduced by Chairman Stafford
as "the man with a message straight
from the loved ones at the 'front.' He
was greeted with a rousing ovation BY
his audience.
In opening, the speaker stated that
| life over across was not so full of dam
ger to the American soldier as was gem
orally supposed by those of this coun-
try, and stated that during his several
months stay he was not in danger Of
| his life but once or twice. one of the
times being when he took trip in an
aeroplane.
He then told Of the departure Of the
boys Of the Second Maine last August
/ from Augusta. when Maine sent 1000 as
fine lads into the service as ever came
from any state. After arriving at West
| field some 1900 New Hampshire boys
joined them. Of this number 600 were
rejected, and per cent from Vernon.
were put in to take their places. Thus
| the old Second Maine became the 1o3d
and New England regiment instead
Of Maine one.
Col Cummings told most interest
ingly Of life on the transports. He
spoke Of the lighting Of blue lights at
, L. NJ. in place of the ordinary
Y white ones. The lights We're kept
burning until morning and furnished
insufficient light to read or play
cards by. He told of the abandon
snip drill which is practiced twice
| daily. AS a result of this drill each
! man knew just what to do in time
OF danger and just where to find his
Doat or life raft in the quickest pos
sible way.
| The speaker said that or entering
me danger zone each man is required
70 wear his life belt and that these
dld not add to ones comfort.
| ne troops are taken across for the
most part in converted German
cruisers, which had been put out OF
commission for 1ooS &c <ba Germans