Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Atlantic feet under Rear Admi-
raj Osterhaus proceeded Thursday
from Hampton Roads for the southern
drill grounds outside of the Virginia
Capes where the spectacular Septen-
Der war game will occur. Experiment
al "aeroplane attacks" are expected
to begin about Sept. 10. Aeroplane-
shaped box kites have been construct
ed, the idea being to have experiments
with these by night as well as by day,
the kites at night TO carry lanterns
SO that they may be distinguished in
the distance.
Two elders Of the Mormon church
left Kamrar, Ia, afoot Thursday with
the din of many dishpans echoing in
their ears. The elders We're making
PROSECUTING speeches last night when
a crowd CT women, beating vigorously
! on Kitchen tinware. created such
| pandemonium that the speakers coule
not be heard. Mormon sympathizers
sought to repel the assault of noise
| by throwing water on the women, but
at this point husbands and brothers
| took hand and after lively fsticutfs
| the meeting was broken up. a few
members Of the dishpan brigade were
out again Thursday beating quickstep
time TO the departure of the mission
| aries.
/ Two additional cases of spinal NEIL
| nights, which during the past month
has caused four deaths in Milford, y.
| H., were reported Thursday. Those af-
| ficted are the two children of Attorney
| Edward l.. Kitredge, aged and .
years respectively. The first victim,
| Chester Hall. aged "A years. died
| about three weeks ago, after a days
Illness. Public church funeral was held,
| which is thought may have caused &
spread of the disease A few days lat
er two children, aged II years and
| months, of William Wendolin, died
| from the same cause. The fourth vic
| tim was a 12-year-old girl. Mildred
Hopkinson. The physicians have Other
cases under observation which show
slight signs of the contagion.
The husband of Justina Fight whC
| is waiting for her to join him on 81
Arkansas farm, will wait in vain
when the steamer Rhein arrived
Thursday at New York from Bremen
Germany, her captain reported tina
Mrs. Fight jumped overheard early OF
the morning of Aug. 20 and was deat
when taken out of the water. 1t il
| thought the woman was demented
1.-THE chief officer was or the bridge
when the alarm was given that q
woman had jumped overheard. The
steamer checked her speed and swung
around in a circle while boat was
| lowered and the crew picked mp the
BODY. Mrs. Fight was buried at sea
She was q years old and formerly re-
sided at Baden, Germany,
| With its crew of more than 70t
men standing at attention" the bat
tleship Utah, one of the most power
| dful battleships aGoat, was placed in
commission Thursday at the Philadel-
phia navy yard. A representative OF
Captain Grant commandment OF tho
Iyard, read the order of the secrn :
tary of the navy placing the big Dat
tleship in commission and then Capt
W. S. Benson read the orders of the
navy department. placing him in com
nand of the Utah. With the band
playing THE Star Spangled Banner,
| the Stars and Stripes We're thrown 10
the breeze from the masthead After
stores and other supplies are placed
bon board the battioship wiz sail fol
New York and viii later Join the At
lantic tleeI.