Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-25
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL, FRIDAY, JUNE q, 1915.

GOEO SOONfNAAk MIA I > -
under arrest. A year ago last Decem-
Der he with three other soldiers who
were tired Of their lot, managed to es-
cape to Peaks Island, although their
boat upset and they were obliged to
swim part Of the distance in the Icy
water Engiebarte got clear that time.
but the others were apprehended and
taken back to their companies. Since
that time Engleharte has been em-
ployed about Portland at odd Jobs.
but for the past nine months he has
been out Of employment Monday
night he went to work at the Union
Station, and was recognized by Pa
trolman Feury and arrested as de-
serter. He is facing a court martial
at the fort, and in the meantime his
family. who he says cannot exist on
the pay he receives. will be obliged
to live as best they may until the
head Of the family Is released and
again assumes the burden Of their
support.
Capt. Henry Gillespie. supercargo
Of the steamer Nebraskan. which was
a victim Of torpedoes from a German
submarine early this month. shortly
after leaving Liverpool, writes inter-
estingly to a friend in Portland, W. N.
Taylor Of the Randall & McAllister
Company, telling Of his experiences.
Captain Gillespie states that the tor
pedo tore a hole in the side Of the
ship Is by 40 feet in size, besides
blowing up all decks in No. 1 hatch.
The bulkheads he states, saved the
ship from sinking, but she was badly
shaken and twisted forward from bow
to foremost The crew took to their
boats, but after 1t was seen that the
Nebraskan was apparently not going
to sink, they boarded her again, and
worked her back to Birkenhead, where
she will be put in the dry dock and
repaired. at an estimated cost Of $780,
600 to $4,000 Captain Gillespie who
has had long and venturesome ca
reer as ship master. has been for
some time employed by the American
Hawaiian Company as supercargo, and
has made a number Of trips each way
on the Nebraskan, passing repeatedly
through the war zone unframed until
the recent attack by German war
vessel.
The city Of Auburn will issue $780,
900 worth Of bonds to raise funds for
the erection Of the new Webster
Grammar schoolhouse, $4,000 Of them
to be sold at once.
Richard Garrison and family Of
Brunswick were in Bath Tuesday eve-
ming giving an exhibition in a circular
tent formerly used by the late J. H.
Manley at his summer home at Small
Point The show was Of the minstrel
variety and as the location was in the
Rideout field near the entrance to the
Robbins circus, which was exhibiting
there. the Brunswick aggregation did
a rushing business, so much so that
the circus management offered Garri-
son SO to quit the field. The offer was
declined.
The semi-centennial Of the Second
Congregational church Of North
Waterford was celebrated on Wednes-
day, with literary exercises in morning
and afternoon and flne dinner served
at noon. The attendance was large
and everything passed of very sue
cessfully.
The members Of Sheriff Smalrs fam
lily at the Jail at Pennington were
awakened about II P. NJ. Saturday by
the sound Of heavy pounding and
Sheriff Small decided that some Of the
prisoners were attempting to escape.
He Investigated and found one Wilfred
Breton, one Of the men who burglar
lied CroswelPs store in Pennington, a
few weeks ago. equipped with a heavy
sledge, steel wedge and stout cudgel,
slowly but surely making his way to
liberty through one Of the windows, the
bars to which he had nearly removed.
The casing on the door leading from
the corridor to the workshop was also
removed and his intention was ap-
parently to escape In that direction. A
pillow was used to deaden the noise Of
the blows Of the sledge on the steel
wedge. but was not sufficient to de-
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