Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-13
J-AMES S. BOYLE
RECOMMENDED FOR COM.
a leading Member Of kenrebec Bar
and Has Been Serving in the Med
zeal Dept. A. z. F.-W-ites inter.
estirg Letter to an AUGUSTA Friend

lanes L. Boyle OF this city. d LEADING
J member Of the kennehec county ba,
! an prominent IN the affairs ot the
Mime Federation Of La.or. vino has
been serving IN the ned,a. department
v II .ae ..merican :-xoedit:onaI-.
'rceS overseas under Major John "
iowne Of Wa;erviile. has been recon-
rt1ded for a commission.
Ar. Boyle has written re following
tier % an Augusta frien..
You no doubt. like the rest Of tn.
oval citizens vi Augusta, aliowed your
-NuDerart spirits 20 assert themselves
4 Nov. i when The -,ood news af
Worldwide Importance was receive /.
Naturaily The signing Of the ar7nisticc
did aot occasion much We .rlng or wall
inE II our part. The las, shot found
is a historic old Nertlun and terYnina!-
ID Tor our division tour of active
combat Iuty. The French say that 4
soldier mas never soIdieresl until he SOL
di-rs al Verdun.
We have been IN France Il months
ana II has been the good fortune Of j,
Few Of is from Augusta &c see It al.
rom star. 10 ..nish.
The Tanke. Division entered upon
5 drst tour Of duty in the trenches at
min des Danes near scissors AMI
thereafter saw continuous service at
, Tow. Chateau Thierry. s.. Mihlel and
Nero-n. II WIS the lot q The DIVISION
20 Re iiways where the fighting was
neaVits' and when advances were IN or
der ana ELECTIVES must De reached. our
4 ooNs neN-r failed TO meet The situation
and surrnount The difficulties in their
pain. For his reason L has received
many citations ana rs waite as shock
division OF lie most reliable kind was
demonstrated
Il must say hat in no small Wv has
our old Second Maine contributed .
maintain 'hc high standard Of the d.
vision as Al enec..ve force. The -u3.:
Infantry, INTO whose ranks were Trans
fer-"d the second Aaine boys. bears an
@nv'aoie record for Z 4ghrinS organiza-
ton. The ltod and loith Infantry reg
.menis have formed wha. many con.
slider The best American lighting br:.
gade. lettering 70 the SECOND Maine.
would say that Maze G-eenlaw.
known in Augusta Is IA, is now as
sistant chief of staff
As is the case of war. Il has not
been the good fortune Of fighting or
ganizations 10 remain intact so far as
their original personnel IL concerned.
Many causes have operated to bring a
great many requirements 10 our iiv,s-
ION. and where a largo number Of our
old Maine re yiinent is at this time I
would be difficult TO state. Some have
found a resting place on the bat:lefields
of tho 1--WE fronts on which We have
been. others have been evacuated sick
or wounded. 20 the rear, others recIass-
fled or sent home. but n one way or
another we miss many familiar faces
some know / will never see again.
the majority of my friends I trust il
wili be my good fortune o meet again
before long in Maine.
Many perhaps would not ne very
enthusiastic about duplicating some OF
the experiences Of the past few months.
y-, everyone feels 4 sense OF satisfac.
lion m that they have voluntarily par
ticipated IN this great fight and TO have
been among the first who we're on hand
rrady and willing TO uphold on foreign
sail 4 cause SO vital 70 t0eir country's
welfare
IL is all over now. We have Witness
81 the Joy OF Z French. We will ve
glad to see once more the smile on ia
-ni,iar faces at home We are willing
"a rrreyo any further extended tour
abroad and will make room for the