Letter From Glasgow Soldier Homesick From No Man's Land
A Glasgow letter from Harold Fishe to his wife at 10 Lord Street describes life with Uncle Sam's khaki corps. He notes being first to register at the American club, friendly comrades, and the U S flag and Stars and Stripes flying. He mentions capturing a German dog from No Man's land and keeping it as a pet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scotland
Harold Fishe
Lord Street
Fritz
No Man’s Land
American delegation member recalls Glasgow visit and hospital welcome
The photographer describes meeting the American consul's wife during the Glasgow welcome for a delegation to the club. He notes the kindness of Scotland and expresses happiness to return home, mentioning warm hospital reception and meeting several Americans while abroad.
Mother's Letter From France Cheerful Message From Worrey
Private Eugene A Worrey of Battery D 54th Regiment C A C writes home on Mother's Day in France. He notes his unit moved to a new training area and that he attends a telephone school with specific hours. He asks his parents not to worry and says only one Bath man remains with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene A. Wor Tey
54Th Regiment
C.A. C
France
Herbert EB. Worrey
Washington Street
Gen. Pershing
Workey
War letters from Co G soldier describe shattered villages
W E Bridges of Co G 103d Infantry writes to his mother from the trenches detailing a ruined villagescape with No Man's Land visible to Fritz across a second village. He recalls heavy shelling, retaliatory fire, and describes 700 ruined houses and a large church, noting warm weather and a graveyard visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Bridges
Co. G
Charles Hart
Middle Street
Fritz
Private Roland Haining Regards Family From France on Mother's Day
In a France letter to his mother Mrs Sadie Beaton Private Roland Haining of Battery D 54th regiment C A C writes he is proud to serve and hopes to be home soon. He describes Mother’s Day activities and plans to visit the city with fellow soldiers. He recalls learning to drive an autmobile truck and comments on the welcoming French people and a desire to see a castle built in 956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Roland Haining
Battery D
54Th Regiment
Sadie Beaton
Washington Street
France
States
Scott Cressey Aboard Warship Earns Expert Rifleman Rating
Mrs. W. and Cressey of 4 Tarbox Street learns from son Scott on a warship that he is rated an expert rifleman and serves as a 12 inch gun pointer. Ship location is classified but mother is proud of his rating.
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W. &. Cressey
Tarbox Street
Scott
Cressey
Waterville Soldiers Praised by Howard F Hill
Howard F Hill of the 303d Motor Truck Company writes from abroad praising Salvation Army workers for their support to troops on guard duty. He lauds the girls who serve the soldiers at the front and expresses gratitude for their efforts.
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Waterville
Howard F. Hill
303D Motor Truck Company
Frederick Hill
Salvation Army
Times Keeps Frontline Troops Bonded With News
Private James Roscoe Chase of Battery D, 54th Regiment writes to his mother that about 20 Bath boys share a copy of the Times daily. He notes the paper sustains them as they awaits future letters and keeps them connected to home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Roscoe Chase
Kid
Battery D
54Th Regiment
Cora E. Chase
Water Street
Bath
Morse High Hall Hosts Class of 18 Reception
The Morse High School class of 1918 held a large reception in Morse Hall Bath with red white and blue decor. Faculty and student volunteers served ice cream and guided guests. uniforms from army and navy were visible among attendees from University of Maine I T and other New England states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Veryone
Olm
Kennebec
Leon McAusland
Reginald Stacy
James P. King
Viola Hogan
Alice Magoun
Lena Addleson
Hazel Littlefield
Leonora Knight
Hattie Richardson
Giles A Stuart
Vera Bradford
Arthur Colby
Donald Hopkins
Roy Stearns
Bernard Hoyle
John Conway
Howard Call
Jamie Dunton
Robert Shaw
Army
Navy
University of Maine
I. T
New England
Bath Society
Esther Hall
Ruth Johnson
Winifred Hekking
Ruth Ledyard
Doris Dyer
Edwin Lowell
Joe Coss
Maine youth pig club expands meat production plan
State Maine Agricultural & Industrial league canvasses Bath schools to enroll youths 10 to 18 in a pig program. A motor truck will deliver pigs for purchase via notes handled by Bath Trust Co. Similar schemes in Portland Bangor and other towns show strong participation as banks back the plan.
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State of Maine Agricultural & Industrial League
Bath
Maine
Bath Trust Co
Massachusetts
Portland
Bangor
Lewiston
Auburn
Augusta
Rockland
Biddeford
Saco
Sanford
Edward F. Trefz to Speak at Bath Noon Event
Edward F. Trefz, noted orator and journalist, will address a patriotic gathering at the south gate of The Texas Steam ship Co. at 11 55 Tuesday. He will speak from an automobile and tell the truth about the war, sharing experiences from France and behind the lines. The talk is directed by Sagadahoc county food administration and public invited.
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Edward F. Trefz
South Gate
Texas Steamship Co
Trefz
Sagadahoc County
France
United States Food Administration
Liberty Loan and Food Administration
Kansas City
United States Chamber of Commerce
England
United States
Mr. Trefz
Boy Dislocates Vertebrae In Harsh Play
Four year old son of Mat thew Arsenault of the West side is recovering from a critical operation to correct a dislocated vertebrae caused by another boy during play. Dr. Marston and Dr. E G Abbott of Portland performed the procedure Thursday to restore the spine. The father consented to the risky operation for a chance at relief from ongoing pain.
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Joseph
Matthew Arsenault
West Side
Marston
E. G. Abbott
Portland
Hoyts Musical Revue Heads Two Week Bangor Engagement
Bernard Coombs of Mattawamkeag visited his uncle George H. Coombs on Cherry Street this weekend. Mrs. William Mann bought the Couillard property at Willow and North streets for a home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyt
Bangor
Bernard Coombs
Mattawamkeag
George H. Coombs
Cherry Street
William Mann
Couillard
Willow and
North Streets
Maine Primaries Set with Light County Turnout Expected
A Maine off year primary election Monday features few statewide contests. Governor Milliken and Sen candidates stand unopposed, while county races show split Republican fields for register of deeds and probate judges. Analysts anticipate a quiet summer with limited campaigning and a subdued political battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Carl E. Milliken
Bertram G. McIntire
Waterford
Bert M. Fernald
Poland
United States Senate
Elmer E. Newbert
Augusta
James S. Lowell
Register of Deeds
Hiram T. Stevens
Bath
Phippsburg
William B. Frost
Eugene Thomas
Topsham
Stevens
James C.purinton
Noon Flag Raising at the Texas Yard
Fully 3,000 attended the flag raising and patriotic exercises at The Texas Steamship Co. gate house yesterday noon. John Poor announced the program with Weber and Deputy Gilboy aiding. Edward W. Bridgham urged duty and patriotism. The new Texas band performed as the flag rose and the audience recited the allegiance.
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Gate House
The
Texas Steamship Co
John Poor
Weber
Gilboy
Edward W. Bridgham
Lincoln
Texas
Gilbey
America
Mr. Poor
Morse High Graduation Crowned With Notable Ceremony
Morse High School class of 1918 held a grand graduation at Winter Street Church with a full crowd of parents and townspeople. The program featured addresses by Alvin Coss and Miss Marie Rowe, multiple solos and readings, and the first Morse class since 1911 to elect a male valedictorian, Forest Weston Pinkham.
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Winter Street Church
Morse High School
Winter Street
Clarence Johnson
Alvin Walter Coss
C. R. Chappell
Marie Festina Rowe
Finis Coronat
Joseph Cushman
Bath
Blanche Ruth Merrill
Fisher Girl
Doris Chase Purington
Herbert Lauraman Douglas
Ete Caetes Pellvlleneer
Ruth Goodwin
the Dewy Dell
Mary Lincoln Baxter
Edward Drake
Marie Rowe
Alvin Coss
Joseph Given
John Brown
M. Brown
Howell Smith
Earl C. Warren
Alvin W. Coss
Naval Reserve
Brown
Smith
Blanche Merrill
Miss Purington
Miss Wold
Pinkham
Mary L. Baxter
Wilhelmina H. Ahrens
Mary ‘Lincoln Baxter
Wrren C. Bean
Arthur Moses Bowker
Carville Lufkin Douglas
Helen May Freeman
Cora Wilson Minard
Alonzo Willis Parks
Margaret Ellen Peters
Forrest Weston Pinkham
Gladys Edna Preble
Katherine Mary Sanford
Virginia Crocker Shaw
Malvina Victoria Vachon
Charlotte Ella Warner
Lucy Gertrude Ward
Iola Rosetta Whittum
Thelma Pauline Wald
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Uncle Sam’s Boys
Rapher
Eugene A. Worrey
John M. Clark
WM. C. Chadbourne
Front St
William Lyons
Devens
Frank Hart
Center Street
4Th Co
151St Depot Brigade
Camp Devens
Scott Cressy
Howard Hill
Ross Chase
Bath Boys
Morse High Hall
Texas Yard
James Bolken
Portsmouth
Bath Iron Works
Union Street
Washington and
Middle Streets
Morse High
Harold Lincoln Adams
Laforest Gilbert Coombs
Joseph Cushman Given
Philip Randell Hathorne
William Orville Rogers
Howell Berdeen Smith
Frank Talbot
Carmen Ercel Atkinson
Vanona Lelia Atkinson
Louise Hicks Cahill
Madeline Barbara Desmond
William Henry Daley
Edna Jennie Hall
Helen May Larrabee
Danforth McDonald
Edith Stinson Mitchell
Irene May Oliver
Muriel Roberts Staples
William Clinton Sutherland
Florence May Wagner
Margaret Mary Whalen
Madelyn Curtis Brackley
Frances Evelyn Mann
Carl B. Timberlake
Viola G. Hogan
Alice N. Magoun
Alfred A. Cain
Lawrence D. Cobb
Hattie KE. Richardson
Myra A. Jones
Lena E. Addleson
Carolyn I. Stevens
Elizabeth M. Hodgkins
Mary J. Chase
Leonora A. Knight
Hazel O. Littlefield
Esther J. White
Robert Fulton
Maurice Pickard
Arthur Thistle
John Macormack
Barrett Nichols
Horatio Mikelsky
Johnson BrOs. Company
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