Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
WILL WAR RELIC
TRAIN STOP HERE?

Much interest IL being manifested IN
the announcement which comes from
Portland that . train bearing relics of
the war viii make q tour Of the State
during the coming week In the interests
Of the Fourth Liberty Loan. The an
nouncement comes from the Portland
ONCE OF Maine Fourth Liberty Loan
drive and as the below printed itinerary
shows Augusta il not included In the
stops. although the schedule shows that
the train will presumably pass through
the capital. The train will be filled with
relics Of the war. including captured
German guns. shells. uniforms. gas
masks and other specimens of warfare.
feature will be made Of the deadly
bombs which have played havoc with
the Hun U boat. Says the announce
ment in part:
This train has been made up in
Washington and is accompanied by a
detachment Of soldiers who have been
over there and who will explain the
various war equipment to the specta-
tors. There are two fiat cars for the
larger ordnance and a box car full of
smaller things. The train will stop two
hours at each scheduled meeting place
As the train reaches each stop, seria,
bombs will be set OFF and Liberty Loan
representative in charge of the train
will make brief address There will
be a five-minute address by the local
chairman. a talk by a returned soldier,
and a Liberty Loan speech by some
well known orator. 1t is hoped that in
all communities whistles will be blown
and bells rung to announce the coming
of the train. Band concerts and pa
rades If permitted would be welcomed,
and the clergy, school heads and bust
ness men are asked to help make the
occasion as much Of holiday as pos
sible."
The matter of the train not stopping
at Augusta was taken up Thursday aft
ernoon with Adjutant General Presson
and from Portland a telegram was re-
ceived from the Liberty Loan commit
tee to the effect that plans for the sched-
ule of this train were made several
weeks ago and that the plans cannot be
changed.
The itinerary of the trains as pre-
v1ously arranged is as follows:
Sunday. Oct. 6.-Arive Portland $50
P. M.
Monday, Oct. 7-Leave Portland 10
A. M; arrive Brunswick S.25 A. NJ:
leave Brunswick 1130 A. NJ; arrive
Newcastle 100 P. NJ; leave Newcastle
$50 P. M; arrive Rockland 500 p. NJ
Tuesday, Oct. S.-Leave Rockland 600
A. NJ: arrive Richmond $50 A. NJ:
leave Richmond 11,so A. NJ. arrive Car
mel Is P. M. leave Carmel 400 P. NJ;
arrive Dover-Foxcroft $50 P. NJ: leave
Foxcroft $50 P. NJ; arrive Bangor 10. 30
P. NJ.
Wednesday, Oct. 9.-Leave Bangor e.3l
A. NJ; arrive Machias 943 A. NJ; leave
Machias 1900 M; arrive Calais 1.52 P.
NJ; leave Calais $50 P. NJ; arrive Ban
gor 1904 P. NJ; leave Bangor 1850 P. NJ
Thursday, Oct. 10.-Arrive Caribou 100
A. NJ; leave Caribou 100 A. NJ; arrive
Pressure Isle 11.4O A. M; leave Pressure
Isle 800 P. NJ: arrive Houlton 400 p. NJ;
leave Houlton 100 P. NJ. arrive North
ern Maine junction 1900 p. NJ; arrive
Waterville 200 A. NJ
Friday, Oct 11-Leave watervilie
1880 A. NJ; arrive Winthrop 1900 NJ;
leave winthrop $50 p. NJ; arrive Farm.
ington $50 P. NJ.
Saturday, Oct. 12.-Leave Pennington
6.45 A. NJ; arrive Livermore Falls 73o A.
NJ: leave Livermore Falls 1890 A. NJ;
arrive Runford Falls IL As A. NJ; leave
Rumford Falls $50 P. NJ; arrive Gray
SIS P. NJ; leave Gray $40 P. NJ: arrive
Portland 500 P. NJ: leave Portland s1s
P. NJ. arrive Boston 1900 midnight,