Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-14
SOLDIER BOYS

Mrs. John Laltin of 81 Willow
street. Bath, has received a letter
from her son, Sergt. Samuel p. Laliin
Of the saith Regiment, now in France,
in which he tells of his transfer to
the Bird anti aircraft battery About
35 others, mostly Bath boys, have
been transferred to the same regi-
ment. He says, I'VE are getting
p,enty to eat, and all are feeling fine.
but we get little homesick once in a
while, and we'll have lots to tell when
we get back home. It's a great coun-
try over here, but doesn't compare
with the good old T. S. A"
Sergt. William Il. Bridges. Co. G.,
f03rd infantry. A. T.. T.. in France, is
il hospital about eight miles behind
the lines recovering from the effects
of gassing he got late in June ac-
cordng to letter received today by
his brother, George Bridges, Center
street. Bath. The last fight at the
from, got gassed." writes the young
sergeant. Il have been here nearly
three weeks and am feeling fine now
and nearly ready to Join my company
again
Bangor Commercial-Dav Beers,
an alleged draft delinquent from New
York City has been arrested here and
is now in the county Jail waiting to be
take back to camp. The local draft
board has been notified that he failed
t. comply with orders of his draft
beard in New York and is to be re-
turned as n deserter. He was arrest
&c by O. &. Fernandez Of Old Town,
Sle cial agent for enforcement of the
draft law.
Major Lucien w. Blanchard has
been invalidcd home by the Army
authorities from Battle Creek. Mich.
where he has been stationed, and has
arrived at his home in Rumford with
lis wife and daughter, Lucene. Ma
ior Blanchard is suffering with a
heart trouble
Mrs. O. G. Ames of Lagrange, has
twin sons, Roy and Ray, in the army
in France and a third son, Richard. in
the navy Both twins have been
wounded, according to word received
by Mrs. Ames. On Aug. 8, she re-
been wounded June 16. He had been
lit in the left ankle and his right
knee had been fractured A letter
from him states that he is now out
Of danger. The other twin, Ray c.,
y as reported on Aug. 5. as being Sc
rcrely wounded in action on July 10.
Both boys were on the Mexican bor-
Ger together, Ray being made SER
eeant there and Roy being made cor
Ioral just before sailing for France.
10th belong to the Masonic order at
Lagrange and are % years old. Ser
eeant Roy Ames joined Co. F, Second
Maine Infantry, in July. 1914 and
Corporal Roy Ames joined the same
company March 4, 1915. The oldest
81 n. Richard S. Ames, went to Scot
land a year ago last June, with the
Sawmill unit. being in Unit 10. Upon
the disbandonment Of this unit in
June, he joined the United States
navy, European waters, Base No. II.
Friends of Major Arthur Ashworth
of Bangor and the 103rd Regiment
formerly captain Of the Bangor Ma
chin Gun Co. recognized his photo
graph in a group of Brigadier Cen
eIal c. H. Cole and staff of the 26th
division, printed in Sundays New
York Times. Major Ashworth is in
command of machine gun battalion
and is also on the staff of Brig. Cen
eral Cole. Another Maine man in
tits group is Major Frank Z. Drake
OF Pennington and Augusta, former
Adiutant of the I'd Maine Regiment.
DR.. i. NJ. Howes Of Bangor left
Sunday night for Camp Greenleaf,
Fort Oglethrope, Ca, where he will
take up his duties as captain in the
redical corps of the army. DR..
Howes enlisted last December and
has been awaiting call ever since. He
IS a native of Liberty, Waldo county,
and is a graduate of Bowdoin Medi-
cal school, afterward practicipg in
Enfield and Bangor.
The isle Of Avail the favored spot
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