Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-23
SOLDIER BOYS


PASSPORT, who is on the Canadian
Overseas Medical Staff Somewhere in
France is improving from wounds
received at the front
Carroll Gleason, formerly of Mex
leo. who is now manager of Unit No.
10, located in Ardgay Ross Shire,
Scotland. writes home that the people
there are the finest in the world.
They are so hospitable to the stranger
within their gates and everything Is
done that can be, to help them, The
units are not great ways apart so
the men see good deal of each
other. MIR. Gleason has visited several
beautiful castles. From one he sent
home rose from the garden of a
duchess, from another sprigs Of heath
er bloom and from each something to
remember the place by. He says it
takes two weeks to celebrate Christmas
there and at that time he and Mr..
Twitchell, son Of Mr.. Twitchell of
the Blanchard Twitchell mill, were
given ten days leave Of absence
with pay going on and they took q
trip TO Glasgow, Scotland, and Lon
don, England.
Private James Roach OF Rumford.
who is in the 9th Field Art, Bat. D Of
New York, took examinations before
leaving Honolulu. H. T., and is now also
first class gunner. He made 81
points out of a possible 100 points. His
company left Honolulu Dec. ED, 1917.
Cards and letters have been received
from San Francisco, Wyoming, Colo
rado. He is now stationed at Fort Sill.
Oklahoma, for short time. All along
from state to state the people gave
the boys a hearty welcome back, and
he says one town even turned out at
1880 at night and brought them candy
and magazines. He hopes he will get
chance to come to Rumford and see
his friends before being sent to France.
Salvador I.adorde, the Abbott
School Senior who received orders
to return to his home in Havana,
Cuba, TO take his place in the Cuban
Army, had proceeded as far as New
York when he received word that 4
temporary exemption had been granted
so that he might finish the school year
He is now back at Abbott School and
will remain until after commencement
expecting to assume his military du-
ties in the early falI.--F Pennington
Chronicle
Capt. Daniel y. Ee!chcr has ac-
cepted an appointment to the Officers
Training Camp to open g; Camp
Wadsworth. SpartanburE. :. C.. next
Tuesday and left Friday for that place
having received orders to report for
duty. He has had much experience III
military affairs, having been the COM
handing officer of Company X for
many years. after working mp to that
position from the ranks. He is re-
puted to be well read on military sub
jects and to have a larger knowledge
of military theory, than most National
Guard officers. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. William f. Belcher and is I'M
married. For the past three years ne
has been register or probate for
Franklin county.
Habeas corpus proceedings have
been instituted by the parents of Rocco
di Filippo of Portland to secure his re-
lease from military service. Young
flilppO was captured III foTtiaNu Lile
early part of the week and turned
oYer to the authorities at Fort Will
liams on the charge of desertion
from the United States army. He is
said to have been missing from the
company since last August. during
which time he has been in New York
and Boston. He went to Fort Slocum,
New York, the claim is, after enlist
ing in Portland. The habeas corpus
proceedings are brought on the claim
that the boy was under military age
when he enlisted.
Harold Maynard Of Somewhere in
Massachusetts was arraiGned before
United States Commissioner Arthur
Chapman at Portland Saturday
charged with a violation Of the act OF
May IS, which required all male resi-
dents of the United States between
tae ages Of Il and 81 to register. The