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Lewiston Journal April 26, 1917 Page 1

"PRIVATE ORVILLE C. DAVIS KILLED IN ACTIVE SERVICE ON APRIL 8," READS DISPATCH [Bolded] ________________________

Well-Known Poland Young Man Who Enlisted in Canada, Three Years Ago, Gives His Life For Cause of Allies [Bolded}

POLAND, Me., April 26 (Special). – A telegram has just been received by relatives in Poland from headquarters in Ottawa, bearing these words:

Private Orville C. Davis, infantry, officially reported killed, in active service, April 8, 1917.

Young Davis enlisted at Montreal in the Canadian expeditionary forces, three years ago last August, and from there went to Salisbury, England, where he was trained with the other soldiers. Many interesting letters have been received from him, bearing the heading, "Somewhere in France," and the last letter was dated from Belgium.

Some of these have appeared in the Lewiston Journal, and have been read with great interest in the granges, and by teachers in schools in various towns.

When only 16 years old, Orville Davis came to Poland Station, as baggage master, where he served with credit in that capacity, and also as telegraph operator. Later he served up and down the Maine Central line as station agent from Vancebor to Rumford, and two years ago last summer he was stationed at Rangeley, as the regular station agent. From there he went to Canada to enlist.

Orville Davis was an ardent lover of music and played several instruments well. He made warm friends wherever he went.

He leaves a wife, Mrs. Clarissa Davis, and three little children; a widowed mother, Mrs. Ana Davis of East Poland; three brothers, Guy, supt. of the National Fiber Board Co.; Harry, station agent at the Empire station on the Grand Trunk; and Wheeler, a wireless telegraph operator on the U. S. S. Henley; and two sisters, Mrs. Clarence Pulsifer of this town, and Miss Louise Davis, a telephone operator, in the Mansion House at Poland Spring. ____________________________________

[Photograph of Mr. Davis in uniform that reads: ORVILLE C. DAVIS, Of Poland, "Killed in Action."]