Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-13
SOLDIER BOYS

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Joseph w. Beach Of Bangor, son Of
Rev. David Nelson Beach, president
OF the Bangor Theological Seminary,
received notice Wednesday to re fort
in New York to sail soon for Y. NJ.
c. \. work with the British Army in
Egypt. lie has been acting pastor
Of the Congregational church in
Bluehill. A brother, David y. Beach,
Jr is in y. NJ c. A. work in France.
Chaplain James \, Carey, 56th
Pioneer Infantry, Camp Wadsworth,
Spartanhurg, s. c., recently fell from
his horse and is now confined to the
camp hospital. 1t is understood that
Chaplain Carey is recovering fast
from a general shaking up.
William +. Butler of Pierce Plains.
\. y, was arrested "Wednesday at
Saco by State Constable Waldo L.
Kicker and turned over to officials at
Fort Williams. Joseph Myers of Ly-
man, Me. a woodsman and a regis
trant in Saco inquired Wednesday at
the local board about a question
naire. He had been Gown in the
woods and had not filled out any
form. He was sent to Camp Devens.
Several well-knOwn athletes of
Bangor and vicinity were called for
service in the army by the local
draft board Thursday. including
Captain Tom Davis Of the Uni
versity of Maine football team, Verne
Beverly, basketball man. Earl l..
Brigham. Bangor A. A. basketball
athlete, and Capt. Edward l., Peters
of Bangor High football team. John
T. Ford, who was captain of b. H. S.
football in 1908, was also called
Bangor Commercial-Fran Cox
who has been in the employ of the
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.. for the
past II years and has been chief wire
clerk for some time past, left
Wednesday night for Camp Vail, Lit
tie Silver, n. j., where he was or
dered to report after enlisting in the
signal corps.
Deputy United States Marshal Eu-
gene l.. Harmon left Portland
Wednesday for Camp Devens with
John Swanson of Fitchburg and
Tailos Partanen of Antiko, Wis.,.
who were rounded up for failure to
comply with the selective service
draft. Deputy Harmon also took
with him William Randelin of Mo-
bile City, Ala, Russian born and
"a years old. He was formerly in the
United States Navy but having
failed to comply strictly with the Sc
lective draft he was released on
parole, and misunderstanding in
structions went off on voyage.
When he returned he was rounded up
by the officers and taken into Gus
tody by the officials of the Depart
ment of Justice.
Just from Spartanburg, s. c.,
where the temperature ranges from
100 to 120 degrees in the shade every
day, Bangor soldier stood sh.vering
on downtown corner Tuesday
night, says the Commercial. They'll
accuse me Of something I'm not
guilty of when I tell them that the
up in Maine went away
down into the sixties on July g." he
I've suffered from the
cold since l came to Bangor It was
cold here last winter according to
me papers, but I thought that BY the
lime July happened along it would
De safe to ask for a furlough I'D
1ere. expecting summer weather"
The city of Bangor has paid out TO
late for soldiers family relief the
sum of SCHOOLS. according to fig
Tres Just submitted to the citS audi
or by Miss Kathleen Hennessy. who
$ in charge of this work in the
mayors office
Reports from Spartanburg. 8. C..
where the 56th Pioneer Infantry is
stationed, indicate that that regiment
4 Maine boys is being split up at a !
ate that gives credence to the re- |
'ort that disba ndment is only a mat !
er Of short time. This has been
hard luck regiment in some ways.
'he boys We're told at first that tney
we're to operate heavy artillery guns.
ut after waiting patiently for a
light of the guns. without result
hey were transformed into pioneer
roops. and then waited for guns for
eyeral months. Now unless all signs
re wrong, the identity Of the reei
,ent IS to be lost and the members l.
ill be, dtai1ed to other pioneer regf-