Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-31
SOLDIER BOYS

Capt. FerO w. d. heT u w -,
Pioneer Regiment. formerly the MIL
liken Regiment. and stationed at
Spartansburg, s. c., is spending
short furlough with his family on
the Riverton road. Portland. Capt.
Parker before receiving his comis-
sion was a newspaper man here. he-
ing city editor Of The Press. lbs
regiment expects to leave shortly for
overseas.
There are 10 stars en- the service
nag displayed by the York Manu-
featuring Co. at Bicdeford. With the
departure Of POS men from Biddeforo
Friday for training at Camp Dew
ems it will be necessary to add other
stars to the corporation fiae.
Charles Edarwd Smith Of Bruns-
wick is in a quandary. A year ago
in June he registered for the draft.
giving his age as 80 years. and IN
December he made out his question
raire and still claimed that as his
age. Now he has been drafted ana
it has been discovered that his age
is SO years. instead OF the 81 years
he had claimed. The town record
shows that he was born in 1883. one
year earlier than he thought. he
was Obliged to report with the local
contingent which leaves for Camp
Devens. but his papers and certi-
fed COPY of his birth certificate have
been sent to the Adjutant Generals
office at Augusta, and it is thought
that he may be discharged at some
later date.
Charles Coon. the Sanford Chinese
laundryman. left Friday for Camp
Devens, where he joined Uncle Sam
Army. He was born in San Francis
co.
Mothers, fathers and wives pinned
20 stars to the service flag OF the
Essex street Baptist church at Ban
gor Sunday night. representing near
" 80 young men Of the parish now
in service. One mothers star was
for her third and last son. and she
said that she wished she had more.
Another family also has three sons
overseas Two Civil War veterans
brought stars for sons. Several
boys were at the service who will
leave Bangor for duty this week.
f0d nSOT AOIElHeI MI w -
Southland of this city received
cable Sunday from her husband.
Major Southland of the Sd Battalion,
103d Infantry in France. that he had
received a slight flesh wound IN his
arm. The message contained no
other information and concluded
with the words Don't Worry.' Mrs.
Southland expects to receive a letter
very soon from her husband telling
just how the wound was received and
its nature.
About 40 draftees from Eastern
and Northern Maine, accepted for
limited military service, left Bangor
Monday afternoon for Syracuse, n.
Y. All the nine men from Bangor
were volunteers. One of these was
Rev. J. Charles Mcdonald. who has
church of Brewer. He waived all
claims for exemption and was anx-
ious to do full military duty. but had
Il slight physical defect
Capt. Clarence A. Whitney. a grad
uate of the University of Maine, who
has been stationed at Camp Devens
since his marriage to Miss Prudence
Webster, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alden r. Webster of Orono. has been
promoted to the rank of captain in
the regular army. Capt. Whitney,
who attained high rank at the Uni
verstv of Maine in military science,
was ono of 80 officers out Of several
hundrc who passed the rigid exami-
nations for the office Of captain in
the regular army. He is now with
the 18th Division.
The many friends of Sergt. Norris
Fl. Friend of Etna will be glad to
know that he has section of seven
motor trucks and II men under his
supervision and that Sergt. George
+. Laurence has charge of a portable
l. undry. somewhere in France.
These boys enlisted in the 303d
Motor Truck Co, which was recruit
ed in Augusta by Hon John r.
bunker in June. 1917.
Bert NJ. st. Clair mentioned in
Sundays casualty list as severely
wounded in action in France. is a
resident of Brownfeld and not Frye
burg, the address given in the list
He was q member Of Company +,
1olst Engineers. in which unit about
275 men are enlisted.--Argus.