Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-10
SOLDIER BOYS


Bangor men who left this CITY for
camp Devens in May are now in
france. according to well authenti-
Gated reports which have reached
| mere, indicating that the period of
training is now much shorter than
/ has been the case and that much Of
the training will be carried on in
France. They will be behind the
lines and will not go into the trenches
uhtll perfectly trained. One of the
questions most frequently asked in
. bangor is that regarding the long
stay OF the 56th pioneer regiment
formerly the Miliken Heavy artil-
lery, IN the south. Co. + of this reci-
ment left Bangor Year ago this
month and still there are no signs Of
it moving overseas.
4 Hoiyokc, Mass. paper of recent
GATE announced the engagement of
corp. Lewis j. White son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. :. White of Bangor. to Miss
Grace l.. Heinritz of Holyoke. Corp
, White IS graduate of Bangor High
school and of Bates College and at
the time Of his enlistment was in the
! RallWay Mail service. He is sta
toned at Camp Wadsworth, Spartan
/ burg, :, C., with the 56th Pioneer
Regiment formerly the Milliken
Regiment. Miss Heinritz is the
| daughter Of Mrs. Martha Heinritz of
Holyoke and is well-lnown school
, teacher Of that city. She is an active
member OF the Eastern Star and Of
the Holvoke Canoe Club.
Knox Messenger, Rockland Ralph
w. Brown sergeant major in the
| 5Cth Pioneer Infantry, the Milliken
! Regiment. is enjoying 4 5-days fur
/ Tough at his home on Rankin street
Sergeant Ma jor Brown states lnat
Burroughs are being quite lborally
granted in the regiment now and the
general belief is that they will soon
leave Camp Green at Spartanburg.
:. c.. for an overseas destination.
He says that most of the men are
eager to go across and that the news
! that they are to join the overseas
forces will be warmly welcomed
James A. Norton of Portland. who
recently left for France with the
American Friends Reconstruction
Unit. published, Just before his de-
parturc for over there" the annual
, directory Of his class at Bowdoin
College, of which he is secretary
| This class graduated from Bowdoin
in 1913. and of the rs men who grad
uated, 81 are in the army or navy.
while of the % non graduates, three
are in the service. The directory
CHI hot cf
have married. Next to military serv-
ice. teaching, with eight members, is
the most popula- occupation.
Bangor Commercial-That it pays
, to persevere is shown by the expert
ence of Harry NJ. Smith Of this city,
who has obtained a commission as
lieutenant in the regular army and Is
now stationed at Fort Adams. Il. J.
Lieut.. Smith enlisted in the Miliken
Heavy Artillery year ago as
private and was appointed major
Shortly afterward, he was dis
! charged for physical disability,
which consisted in not having quite
enough teeth to pass the require
ments. After spending a few weeks
in Bangor, he was surprised to
find that his discharge was in
valid, and he was reinstated. only to
be honorably discharged soon after
for the same reason as before. Not
discouraged. he secured a position in
/ the war department at Washington
and by being close to headquarters,
he obtained commission as first
lieutenant. Lieut. Smiths friends
know well he is an expert military
man. having commanded Co. G. for
several years, and has been eager to
get into active service
Richard X McWiliams. Howard
D. Burr and Harry Butler of Bangor
have completed the month of extern
sive training at the Officers Reserve
camp at Plattsburg and have received
certificates Of commentator and
have sienified their intention of re-
turning to the camp for the next tour
Of training of two months.