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New-York tribune., 1919-09-20
;,v Haywood Broun

rewes, volume Of Bernard
-" nlavSs "Heartbreak House"
'a' u,.nol. should serve to end AZ
ISfe..s"" .ta "nopu!ar impression prevailing
lssf r,ra 81, tha, Saaw is merely q sort
!. ansa,,,'oyn. lie has never Written
q suss s'.ssr,v as in the preface % Heart
50 o,''tu uo,,sc." and. though the form IS
SFsss ai,psnt, no one is likely TO think
ri'ep ssn 'hs he says too. ne * using
'aa' 'rd ~,' merely fer humorous effect.
ne Wa hook may also. serve TO show
ne ,.y all MS WISDOM Shaw is not
iaSs s.'. ~ his bind spots. For instance.
wli''u. ,.;6eat from hs preface that he
~, nnder the curious de-uslon that
1soo5,ow wilson IS i'oeT"'. II Is
fv'.'hie that this estimate was written
GOss,s' ssrs the publication of tae terms Of
'e.'.a nosre treaty Yet. TINS Is naNiy
iis ai;ert fet excuse. for Shaw notes and
ssNe .S.,. savagely on the war eXcesses
',a'S' ..ns occurred in America. and yet
'A.~ "a assume blaudiy enough that
s'"'s q his had nothing TO 40 Win the
lrercan Pres'oent. -.
~. v' etbat the war fever would have
s'..Cs' ..s most furious y Iii the countries
''..pa!y '..sa under i'e. ard sset the :, Gtners
va FLANDERS. where oVcr large dis
~. ...s literally not one stone was lett
~ IN. another as ire opposed armies
gu~ eech other back aNd forward
Jaw rsr q. after terrific preliminary bolA-
'.s' .si,,enx. might have been parGoned
"a. ~ rr,rljeying thcir feelings mere en-
risstically h than by serusg,ns their the r
,,yld Iceland invioiate for So many cen
D'H i'-,@s .s that the swoop OF war on hey
...s.ss.eads ...,s had long ceased 20 be more
@ss5is.e @Y. thar return O the FI9od.
'.s15' '..'5 hardly be expected 20 keep her
.'n,nar .Vr'r sweer when she knew at last
.s5s, .srt' !. was to hide In ceilars and IN
"1. railway ~'a'ioes, or lie
eea.ing in bed. whilst bombs crashed.
io~Sss o"S cramb-ed. and aircraft guns
,;s.r;huted shranNel on fr;end aad foe
like. until CERTAIN ~hoe windows in
f,'Sdl onSou formsr'r ipA OF fashionable
New-York tribune., 1919-09-20
About a Column
There but for the Grace of God"

Ihere but for the Grace of God"
am, | blush to admit, the author
OF novel some years defunct, and
since then guiltless of any attempts
IN the direction of literature. SO far
as the critics employed by the New
ork papers go, my work was ripped
to smlthereens, described as childish,
derlvativc and paltry. | covered and
SUNK out of the arena and became
stockbroker. But the other night. dining
with some friends. | met for the first
time two of the gentlemen who shifted
at me and held me up to the ecorn Of
'he metrophs (that is the way they
pronounced it, | , always thought the
word was metropolis. myself. The
conversation now took a lettered twist
and sat in awe before all this mass
of erudition. But I did not abide in
that state very long. Presently one
OF the two genially referred to your
TREND Somerset Vaughan as the au-
thor of "The Rainbow" This reused
me to combative mood | began to
ask questions with some guile and,
after n little, discovered the following:
Critic No. /. Has never read any
thing Of James Stephens, Stephen
Crane. or G. Loves Dickinson. Thinks
that Max Nordau wrote "Beyond Good
and EVIL" Thinks that Compton Mac
kcnzie is much more clever than Oliver
Onions, because he never makes use
of London as the scene of his novels
Critic No 2. Thinks that May Sim
clair has the most profound socials
philosophy Of our times. Thinks that
W. D. Howells would have been very
capable novelist if he had spent more
time studying realism and sex prob
lens. Has never read novel by
Robert Grant. Says that Mary S
Watts is definitely romantic Believes
that Rabelais was the author of
series of tales in the manner of the
Decameron. Quoted "Man's Love is
Of His Life a Thing Apart as being
from " Wordsworth. Thinks that Her.
geshcimer is far inferior to Thomas
Burke because, "In this ountry We
simply haven't the feeling for words"
and Ifergesheimer lacks Burke's re
straint. Says that Charles Norris';
Salt is absolutely true Of Harvard
at the present moment. Also states
that no modern novel can be written
without reference to Freud
have lost all fear Of two New
York papers now. l am going to stop
being broker. | am going to write
another novel. X.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-20
Shaw Again at Last
'Eleartbreak House" Shows Author
AT His Bitterest and Wittiest, Too

hats. were filled with steel helmets.
Slain and mutilated women and chill
dren. and burnt and wrecked dwellings,.
excuse good deal of violent language
and produce a wrath on which many
suns go down before it is appeased.
Yet 1t was in the United States of
America. where nobody slept the worse
Tor the VIZ. that the war fever went
beyond all sense and reason. In Euro
rean courts there was vindictive, ille-
gallty: in American courts there was
faN,ng lunacy. 1t is not for nc to
chroncle the cXtravaganccs Of an ally:
let some candid American do that.
can cnly say that TO us sitting in our
gardens in England with the guns in
France making themselves felt by a
throb IN the air as unmis:akahle as an
audible sound, or with Tightening
hearts studying the phases of the moon
IN London IN their be airing on the
chances whether our houses would be
standing or ourselves alive next morn
ing, the newspaper accounts of the
sentences American courts were pass
ing on young girls and old men alike
for the expression OF opinions which
were being uttered amid laundering
Vpp ause before huge audiences in Eng
land. and the more private records of
The methods by which the American
war loans were raised, were so amaz-
ing that they put the guns and the
possibilities of a raid clean out of our
heads for the moment
Il is wcll to remember that this is
no the opinion of pacitist or a con.
scicntious objector, bat OF a man who
writes admiringly Of those young Eng
lish men who, although they had no
illusions about the policy Chat led to
,ita war wont t.ie0 ,.-ci t-ht ed n
a HORRIBLY ropugnant duty"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-20
Little Houses

Published by +. p. Dutton & Co.
Little Houses" is chronicle of the
lives of little people in little town
John Allday and Sam Bloom, around
whom most of the story centres, are
introduced to US at an early age and
we read minute details of their going
to Sunday school, taking their Satur.
day tubs and striving for the favor Of
various small girls. A slight love
story runs through what may be termed
sharply etched genre pictures.
E. 3. e.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-20

There is a !ittlc less pre- ACE aud .
little more play than usual in "Ncart-
break NouSe" but It must be said For
the new volume that the play reads
almost As we'll as a preface It lacks
something OF the usual Shavian Clarity
20 b. sure. To Us its seems an attack
ON "parlor Bolshevisln. not on ac-
count OF the Bolshevism but on ac-
count Of the par.or. 1t is in effect a
bitter arraienment OF all the dream
ers who do nothing and leave govern
ment to The practical men.
"feartbrcah House should play we'll
s.nce 1t has an abundance Of situation
aa we'll as the usual supply Of cascad-
lng dialogue. The play has AL unusu-
ally fantastic character which at times
remotely suggests that j, is q collab-
Grafton of Shaw and Miss Clare Kun
mcr For the rest much Of it is in
the familiar manner, II am woman OF
the world. Hector; and can assure
YOU that if you will only take the
trouble always to DO the perfectly cor
rect thing and always TO say the per
tectlT correct thing. YOU can do just
what you like. An ill-conductcd, care
less man is never allowed within arms
length Of any woman worth knowing" :"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-20
4 New Holman Day Booh

"The Rider Of TIE King Log.' new
book by Holman Day and which Har-
per's will issue this week. tells OF a
young Girl graduated from a fashion,
abe school and plunged almost imme-
diately into the bitterness of con
aict between TWO rival logging con-
Germs in their struggle for river rights
New-York tribune., 1919-09-20

Ia addition TO. "IleartSreal, House,
ihe new volum" contains "Great Cathe-
zine "O'Flaho ,tN Y. c., The Inca
Of Pcrusaiem,' "Augustus Does His
Biz and Anna ians,a. the Bolshevik
Empress" The last three are incon-
siderable trfles. but Great Cathc-
zine belongs with Shaw's best dra
matte work. 1t is one Of the few plays
in the list which has good humor as
we'll as wit. 1t is notable experiment
in the school Of slapstick and to our
mind one Of the most successful bur-
icsques in the language. In il Shaw
showed that he could appreciate and
utilize physical humor for his own
ends. We don't know whether Nh
Charles Chaplin is a Shaw fan or not
but If he is Great Catherine" is UNI
doubtediy his favorite.
The play loses something when read
instead Of acted, hut there is enough
left to make it still a force for merri-
ment. And yet even IN this seeming
tomfoolery" there is more wisdom than
in thai type of play which we call
serious drama simply because you
arc not supposed to laugh at it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05
1T. COL. MARSTON
BACK TO WORK

1t. Col Roy L. Marston of Show
hogan is back home after a long
absence overseas and is back again
at his desk in the Office of Coburn
Heirs, Inc. of which he is the treas
urer. Going back of the war period
1t. Col. Marston enlisted in the Sec
ond Maine Infantry, June %. 1918.
July of that year he was commits
stoned captain of Company E of the
Second Maine Infantry and was
called to the Mexican border service.
June 20. 1916. He remained there
until October and served on the
border as commanding officer of the
camp of the United States troops at
Perron's Ranch on the Rio Grande
river.
After the mobilization of the troops
in Skowhegan and much active work
on the part of obtaining enlistments.
as captain of Company T.. his frs,
real military duty was guarding the
railroad property at Augusta. He
sailed for France August IS. 1917,
and was the First National Guard Of
flcer to land in France. In France
he was in charge for a time Of the
Decentralization of the o6th Division
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The third member of the family
the eldest daughter, Miss Jennie
Durgin entered the Army Nursing
Corps in New York and was active
ly engaged in duties connected with
the same in the city of New York
An interesting event in connection
with her experience there was
her recent marriage to Clyne
Bigelow. marine who has been
ships steward, u. s. NJ. U. S. S.
Huntington and Lenapee in transport
service. He has been across seas
thirteen times and has two more
years to serve. He hopes to be To-
Gated in Boston. however. and stop
taking long voyages for the re-
mainder Of that time. He had to be
back in Boston on June 4. He was
a native of st. Adams. being the son
OF the late Wilson Bigelow but in
recent years has been a frequent Wis.,
itor in Skowhegan. his brother being
r. G. Bigelow. The couple have been
enjoying visit with Mrs. Durgin's
relatives at The Forks.
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SKOWHEGAN'S LIST OF
ARMY OFFICERS LONG

Reckoning in some instances men
who have formerly lived in Skowhe-
gan, this town has furnished a large
and noteworthy list OF officers for
the World war. They were as fol-
lows:
Lieut.. Colonies: Roy L. Marston
of the @. NJ. c. and Sherman N.
Shumway of the 1Osd Infantry.
Majors: John n. Merrill. 36Sth
Infantry, Frank Emery. 69th c. A.
c.: ]. Wallace Blunt. Q. NJ. c.: Ben
B. Fogler, Chemical Warfare.
Lieut. Commander: Coburn $
Marston, United States Navy.
Captains: John Weston Healy,
1o3d Infantry; Raymond j.. Smith
s4th American Train; Charles r.
Smith, Signal Corps: DR.. NJ. NJ.
Fowler. dental corps: Reginald Foss'
10Sd Infantry: T. H. Anderson. G. Nj
c.: William H. Wildes. 66th Infantry
Brigade. John H. Wyman. NJ. C.;
Arthur S. Merrill. unassigned.
First Lieutenants: c. Earle Pat
ten, Ware House supply offices,
Camp Dodge, Iowa: Herbert W.
Griffin, 417th Motor Supply Train;
Enrol c. Chase, 12Sth Inf; Donald
Ward Philbrick. intelligence section
G. H. O.: Otto Folsom Jones, Infan-
try, unassigned: Earl X. Huckins'
4th Regiment, F. A. R D.: Bert "
Russell. 18th Infantry: Joseph Ralph
Sanford. aviation section. S. c.;
Edw. Snow. Infantry, unassigned
Robert Wildes, dental corps; Leigh
ton G. Tracy. Infantry unassigned:
Walter NJ. Pierce, dental corps;
Clifton F. Wheeler. dental corps.
Second Lieutenants: Roy H. Fitz-
morris. 18th Infantry: Harold c.
Woodbury.. Q. NJ. c.; Daniel Steward
1o3d Infantry: Howard Noble. Q. NJ
c.; John D. Emery. 103d Infantry:
Dean Pray. Infantry. unassigned;
Carroll B. Flanders, Infantry. unas-
signed: William H. Thomson. Infan-
try, unassigned. 1.
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American Red Cross-Lois G.
Steward.
L. S. A. Nurses Corps-Mabel Ar
skowhsean Roll in Company e.
The following is a record Of the
Skowhegan men who went overseas
in Company E:
Men Killed in Action.
Sergt. Elwood D. Allen, Pvt
Placide L. Bolduc. Corp. Avan w
Bucknam, Pvt. George Clukey. Pvt
Blendon F. Dean. Corp. Clarence S
Dunlap, Corp. Allan J. Fitzmorris.
Sergt. Harold W. Mckinney, Corp
Simon Peters, Corp. Harry D. St
Ledger.
Died from Accident
Corp. Earl Withee.
Died from Disease.
Corp William A. Cockburn.
Wounded in Action.
Sergt. Cassimer Bison, Corp
Joseph L. Bolduc. Sergt. Odias Bu-
teau. Corp. Chester Chapman. Bugler
Frank j. Foster. Pvt. Rupen Gaz-
arian, Pvt. James ]. Gilbert. Mech
William T. Golf. Pvt. David Gou-
lette. Capt. John w. Healey. Pvt
Rex. c. Kelley. Bugler Peter o. Le-
Beau. Pvt. Augustus Leo. NJ. Sergt.
Walter G. Lessard: Bugler. Gerald
Mccarthy: Lieut.. Col. Roy L. Mars.
ton; Med. Corp, Warren c. Merrill;
Corp. Ralph Morrow; Corp. Edward
Nadeau; Corp. Lionel E. Pitts:
Sergt. Brooks Savage: Corp. Jas. K
Seamons: Pvt. Donat Sylvan; Sergt
Earl Thibeault: Pvt. Carl W. Tobey:
Sergt. Frank Turcotte; Corp. Ed
ward J. Vigue.
Men Not Injured.
Clyde Badger. telegraph operator;
LIST Lieut.. Enroll c. Chase: Pvt
John J. Clark 18th Co. c. A. c.;
Pvt. Harry Dysart; Corp. Martin
True Ellis; Sergt. John D. Emery;
I'd Lieut.. Roy NJ. Fitzmorris: Isl
Lieut.. Milburn NJ. Fowler: Pvt. Elmer
Gerald: Sergt. William Goulette;
Pvt. Clyde F.. Greene; Pvt. A. Nor
rill Hoxie; Pvt. Guy Hunter: Corp
Linwood c. Jewett: Sergt. Eugene
Lancto: Pvt. Charles LeBeau; Ar
thur r. McQuillan, Med. Corps: Isl
Sergt. Howard T. Noble: Maurice
Swain Philbrick, Med. Corps; Sergt
Roy B. Pooler; Pvt. Maurice Pratt;
Sergt. Dean f. Pray: Pvt. Leroy l.
Pray; Pvt. Everett L. Prescott;
Sergt. Bert. V. Russell; Pvt. Edward
H. Seamans: 1t. Col Sherman \
Shumway: Sergt. Daniel A. Steward
Sergt. William H. Thompson: Mech
Elmer P. Turcotte: Pvt. Hollis G
Twombley: Corp. Omar Vachon:
Sergt. John C. Weston.
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and parts of the First, Second and
42d Division He was next assigned
assistant to chief quartermaster Of
the 26th Division. His next appoint
ment was to the commanding GEN
erals (of the advance section) staff
where he served as assistant to the
chief engineer. This appointment
was made November 90, 1917.
1t. Col. Marston next served on
duty with the French Army for OBJ
servation and instruction for one
month. He was wounded in the
Luneville sector, in January. 1918.
Later he was appointed officer in
charge Of fuel and forage advance
section which included having charge
OF the purchase. production, procure
ment and distribution for the first
second and third American armies
October 80 he was promoted to
major. His services were requested
for appointment as assistant chief OF
the staff of both first and second
army corps. but detail was denied hy
chief quartermaster of the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces on the
ground that his services were indis-
pensable in his present important
position. His promotion to lieu
tenant colonel came as a reward of
merit on February IS. 1918. This
was rendered him as a recognition
of devotion to duty and conspicuous
efficiency. 1t. Col. Marston besides
receiving citations for bravery also
has as a precious keepsake a service
medal. Important engagements are
mentioned In connection with his
career overseas including scissors,
Chateau Thierry. st. Mihiel and the
Argonne Forest. 1t. Col. Marston is
a native Of Skowhegan and his home
the old Governor Coburn Mansion is
one of the landmarks of our COM
munity. He is married and has two
children. the younger a son born
during his absence in Europe.
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there he received an offer Of the ap-
pointment as vice consul to Belgium.
which he accepted and is now doing
service as such in that country.
Just before he left for his new fields
and his second trip to the old world
he was married to Miss Marguerite
kuenner of Paris, France. whom he
met during Dartmouth Summer
School, season ago. She is still in
Philadelphia. Vice Consul Mooers is
expected to return to Skowhegan in
August and Mrs. Mooers will come
here with him. She will probably
return with him to Belgium when his
month among Skowhegan relatives,
friends and admirers terminates.
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Our Honored Dead

With a tender bond of sympathy
Somerset county in the midst of her
warm reception for the home re-
turned from the battle fields, sorrows
for those who have not returned and
who will not be greeted here now.
The following list of men are among
the reported dead. the most recent
reported being Arno Hughey, late of
Madison:
serg. Harold Mckinney. Skowhegan.
Pvt. Scott B. Merrill. Arson.
Pvt. Ralph Spaulding.
Otis NJ. Vining. Pitts1eld.
Clarence H. Dow. Smithfield.
Corp. Earl Withee. Skowhegan.
Serg. Elwood d. Allen, Dexter.
Pvt. Lawrence J. Buteau. Skowhegan.
Corp. Harry B. St. Ledger, Skowhe-
gan.
Serg. Archie Mckenzie, Fairfield Ctr
Corp. Alvan w. Buchanan. Skowhe-
gan.
Corp. George Grover. Fairfield.
1 W. 0SOA sc AClShlOll,
Corp. Simon Peters. Skowhegan.
Pvt. Lester Wormlight. Skowhegan.
Lyndon Devoll, Norridgewock.
Arthur D. Berry, Embden.
Chas. H. Croker, Harmony.
Ivan Bicknell.
Serg. G. E. Cilley. Harmony.
Albert Moody. Scion.
Sidney c. Keene. So. Scion.
Luther Dudley Marshall
Serg. Alfred Lafond. Madison.
Corp. Clarence S. Dunlap. Skowhesan.
Pvt. Fred Whittier Cornville.
Enroll c. Boston, Palmyra.
Pvt. Placide Bolduc, Skowhegan.
Corp. William A. Cockburn, Skowhe-
gan.
Pvt. Arthur E. Donahue.
Pvt. Walter Stratton. Fairfield.
1st Lieut.. Joseph R Sanford (Avia-
tori. Skowhegan.
Pvt. A. St. Peter. Arson.
Stanley Bean. Moscow.
gan.
Corp. Willard W. Corson. Madison.
Blendon F. Deane, Skowhegan.
Emile Tardiff.
Everett Fortier. Jackman.
William Whitney. North Canaan.
Roy B. Lewis. Skowhegan.
William Delile. Arson.
Charles L. Demons. Detroit
William Bu.zell. Smithheld.
Omar p. Badger. Boston.
Irving Drew. Wellington.
Franklin o. Smith. Fairfield
Arthur Otis. Larone.
John Edward Damon. Moosehead.
Perley E. Tapley, Fairfield.
George Clukey. Skowhegan.
Adair Huff. Wellington.
Harold E. Smith. Pittsfieid.
Lieut.. Edward H. Locke. Detroit.
Eugene Everett. Norridgewock.
Stanley Buck. North Arson.
Lieut.. Carl D. Gray. Madison.
David Thibodeau. Fairfield.
Arthur Curtis, Scion.
Fred o. Curtis. Scion.
Pvt. Laurie Grove, Norridgewock.
Corp. Henry Kelly.
James Morris. Caratunk.
Palmer Doyle. Bingham.
Richard Fletcher.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05
VICE CONSUL MOOERS
NOW IN BELGIUM

One Of the first men from Skow.
hogan to hasten into War stricken
France was Horatio Tobey Mooers
only son of Sheriff and Mrs. John A
Mooers of Skowhegan. Before the
United States troops were called this
brave young man. a student at Bow
dom College enlisted as a driver in
the Ambulance Corps. 1920 Division
of the French Army. abruptly termi-
mated his college course and after q
hasty farewell to his parents here
started on an eventful journey. filled
with terroEo, to thus early take his
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05
Brother Odd Fellows Conduct Ne.
mortal Services.

In memory Of Austin Collins, one
Of the dead heroes Of the World
War. the members Of Wesserunsett
Lodge. ]. o. o. F.. of Athens Of
which the deceased was a member.
conducted service in Odd Fellows
hall in Athens on last Memorial
day. Rev. George Merriam of
Skowhegan assisted in the sad cere-
mony. Mr.. Collins was a young man
who was a resident Of Cornville and
was among those drafted into serv-
ice. He left a young wife behind
when he entered the service.
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I1nlu1I{ 7HQs1llllI 1lllll.
= imuumf u muIu1ll nIuu1Im xM1lHIus

stand against the Hun. His expert
ences are we'll known to Skowhegan
people, as well as his return to the
home land again. the resuming OF the
broken threads of his college course.
his graduation. and then of his en-
tering again the service AFTER
training at Camp Devens. as a
private in the United States Army IN
the Chemical Research Division In
Washington, D. c. After the sign
ing Of the armistice he was dts@
charged and became teacher in
I,annrs,vanja state College. While
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05
Our Living Heroes

There were in Somerset county
approximately 1900 brave men who
laid down their various activities
and entered one way or another into
the great conflict waged against the
Hun. 1t has been we'll nigh i'm
possible to collect the list complete
from all the towns and plantations
who helped with the best of their
young manhood to win the victory.
neither could the list be published in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05
SOMERSET COUNTY WIN
RECOMMENDED FOR CITn

In the list of men .ecor,,.
by Capt. John W. Hea,y 80
E, 1880 Infantry. for CITATIONS y.
Xievry and other affairs ara w
from Somerset cotnty ~
them are: Bugler Franz Pos.e, \
Elmer Gerald: Pvt. Iia-rr NJ
Sergt. Harold McElh;.ey sa,.s1
all of Skowhegan; Serg+ ,s]
Mckenzie of Fairfield Ivy
deceased; Mechanic Iy,rgsr, y
of Skowhegan; Sers:. William y
lette. Skowhegan. and NJ
Elmer Turcotte. Skowhe-,n d
ond Lieut.. Roy Fl.z~aory,s /
recommended for tho j.. : G. !
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05
SONS AND DAUGHTER
HOME FROM WAR

The family of Game Warden and
Mrs. Frank J. Durgin at The Forks
is once more complete, their three
children who were engaged in vari-
Gus war activities having returned to
the family fireside. Only one Of the
trio went overseas. although all were
expecting the experience. Sergt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05

Sturgis Durgin was an early member
of Company L and accompanied that
organization to the European battle
fields. Like his comrades he passed
through thrilling experiences in his
active service. He was gassed and
shell shocked but his injuries are not
believed to be serious. The other
son. Alvin Durgin was in Austin,
Texas, in a training school when the
armistice was signed.