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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1918
Page
8
A soldier recounts frontline experiences with German attacks, praising Gen. Edwards for complimenting their unit after a successful defense. He describes wakeful nights under gas alerts, rapid barrages, and the constant nerve strain, noting the contrast with billets where meals and rest are possible and hoping for a magazine delivery.
Samuel E Cammack, brother of Mrs. Plaisted of 226 North Street and a member of the 101st U S engineer corps, writes with enthusiasm about Red Cross aid in France. He notes portable bath houses provided by the organization lie many miles behind the front, bringing relief and joy to workers.
Mr Camack, a Wentworth Institute graduate and member of the 101st U S Engineer Corps, recounts soldiers trudging seven to eight miles for a bath before portable Red Cross bath houses eased the hardship. He notes the corps, now in France, has faced severe conditions since January yet spirits remain high despite many casualties while proving engineers fit for front line work.
Mrs. Marie L. Hasty, matron, receives letters from Stanley Lefave a Navy radio operator, reporting daring sea voyages since last Oct. He recalls nearly missed ships, drifting convoys, torpedo threats, and brave U.S. torpedo boats guiding homeward. He longs for shore leave and Bath Maine, while praising fellow sailors and the home front.
Second Lieut. Walter Brown writes from England to Aunt Harriet Fisher of Montclair New Jersey describing arrival in a small English town. The column notes a parade of cadets, a welcoming crowd, English mess rules, scarce American goods, and a Sunday address by the Lord Bishop of Salisbury ending with a spirited singing of America.
Sergt Archibald I Carey of battery D 54th writes home about the vivid destruction of French villages. He notes Bath boys among the unit and recalls the Hun advancing then retreating under shell fire. He mentions sending postcards from the places and hearing the roar of big guns.
A letter from a U S battery describes field life in France with gas, artillery, and electric schools, women selling farm produce to soldiers, German prisoners at work on roads, and good morale as troops train for the front. It notes bathe days, laundry difficulties, planes overhead, trenches and shell holes, friendly French people, allies, tin hats, baseball games, and a first thunderstorm with camp streets remaining intact.
The late Charles F Hathaway a prominent Cambridge baker died at 68 and was buried at Oak Grove after a Christian Science service in Bath. Born April 12 1850 in Mechanics Falls he built a Bath bakery later moving to Cambridge and expanding the firm to include his four sons. He owned a cottage at Popham Beach and belonged to Masons Kennebec Yacht club and several Bath area lodges. He is survived by four sons and a daughter Mrs Clara W Fischer.
Probate notices in Bath Maine list multiple estates and executors including Bartholomew H Coughlin estate Rupert H Baxter Flora E Haithorne Dwinai Cornish and more. Notices require publication in the Bath Independent and hearings set for June with details on inheritance tax assessment and final accounts.
Henry W Hainson administrator seeks court permission to sell part of the George H King estate in Sagadahoc Maine to raise debts and administration costs. The filing notes a small personal estate valued about 482.01 with 4000.00 total assets and no widow, heirs at law listed, probate records show will proposed for approval.
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