Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-07-24

CL1El cpGT1LGE n Va 1lpGE A-E
about q month AFTER his recovery was
1a-Ee6 20 q charming Canada, girl
70 whom he was engaged when re
sailed tnr France. Mss Esrae Drys-
dale Of Lethnridge. Alberta
As soon as ne was able Private
kacw3rnn and his bride sertsc u
ranch which the Canadian gov
s1men- allows trs wounded soldiers
and he las been very succ essfE
Three weeks ago he wrote 70 rs
father II Belfast 7 an getting along
1ae On -he ranch Have SO acres
up Al the present -le and large
stock and everything looAs well NJ
lex IN n ca6 however. and L II gex
much verse I may have ID give u
-1cniag as have 70 hire everything
dome" This was uAs last heard ~
Clarence M E1cwlunn Of Congress
street Belfast from lis son Until I
telegram was recsiveG CD TUESDAY
morning announcing that he had
passed away altar another operation
On the wounded leg. Mrs. K1owlrou.
the young wife had preceded I'm
rr Winnipeg some weeks ago 70 AVA.
the arrival Of the Stork and was
with relatives. The news Of this
young hero's 6eaA Is = shock &c
the community II which he lived a1d
IN which he was held n high eE-
teel He was the first Belfast bcy
70 get into the great war. enIsssang
while a. work On 4 ranch IN Wiz
nIpeg. and his story CT the horrors
of the trenches was the first scl6 II
the ct-y and ere of the first 70 be
published n Maine papers II De-
ceaoer. 1877
Young Kncwlocn. VIC VIA g vea-s
cid u Jure. lefr home when he was
o1lv Is and since that tine has bear
soldier Of fortune raachine u Nc-h
Dakota Missouri. Washington and Cal
tecrntA He was IN Mexico when rne
crst Anar1caa trouble began and later
made q ZIP 70 England and Scotland
On cattle Steamer. Ee rhen d-se.ed
70 rae Canadian Northwest and h.s
syHparaies were ac once aroused vne,
Ne heard cf the slaughter CT rne Bei-.
EA1s We was accepted as a recruit
and attached 70 the hist Battalion II
the winnipeg regiment. remaining with
MS ouraf until he was sent home SO
seriously wounded Els home for the
past TWO years was On his ranch al
Asner1- Canada Ee is survived cv
nis young vita. Nv his father. one siE-
tar, Charlotte. and TWO brothers. Me-
v-n C. and Guy. Of Belfast
In speaking az his wound wner~ he
was n home IN December, ISL. Pr
va-s Kaowirrn said We were out
sns night fixing tne Positions far r-e
uiece of casing OF q six-Inrn shell.
struck me n the leg and 7 went Ut
.nrn 1ne air and came down again II
,ecurd time This was during the drive
II vtmy. wh;cn las1ed from April -
June. and x was IN May Wei. the
trst thing q feIlnw tries u do when ne
realizes he II wounded. has q broken
eG for instance. in I'd Try and get hack
K the lines or some dugouI Il is pref
lad drag . broken leg. 50 he c-ieE # ne
aas the strength - strap Il % q rite
There are always pierry Of them ly-
NJ around during an arfack- even z ne
1as lost his owl- did this and crawl
ID slowly back until came 10 al old
iuEour about 4g wards hack. and there
lEy until the ATTACK was oxer and
was found ov ny comrades. I was
rilas from the trenches. but was taken
lack on = srrsscher. given first aid and
han shipped VIA n rar-ow gaaEe rail-
wa- TO \ hospital arriving 1nsre. un-
sunBcipus- i viii snrw you n paeca af I
he irun easing winch carried with
ne In my leg fnr over three mnnrAs
md fhsy rela mn there In nnre in ma
NOW Tina plscs az CASING wnsch had
lnsn bssn removed cruzn hxa 1sg wxs m /
IneA ana . nalf Inng. haaf m inch thick /
M ha2f inch wide.