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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
Non=CombatantS Not
Object Of zeppelins;
Women and Children Victims Unntentonay 1t Is War; Says
Captured Commander of Rader-Decnes to Dvulge Locality
from Whence Attacking Party Started Hit Three
Times and Descended Very Rapidly

London, April 2.-"I do not think you
would find an officer Of the German navy
or army who would willingly participate
in the killing Of women and children"
Lieut.. Commander Breithaupt, COM
mander of the Zeppelin Lis. which was
hit by shellire in the raid Friday night
on English towns and later sank in the
Thames estuary. replied thus to the AS
ISOLATED Press when requested to explain
the psychology Of German aid raids on
defenceless cities. Lieut.. Commander
Breithaupt, who was at first inclined to
total reticence, thawed when told that
he could speak in his own language
quite free from hinderance from his
British captors in the detention quar-
tiers.
Satisfied with Treatment
Il am very we'll satisfied with the
treatment here" he said, but naturally
feel the loss of my freedom. AS to air
raids. we have a much more important
object in view than the killing of women
and children, namely, the destroying Of
the enemy's armed positions, warships
and factories. Women and children be-
come the victims of our operations, but
not because we kill them intentionally
pIt is war;
The commander declined to express
himself as to whence the airship came,
ii.nor would he reply to questions regard
ling the length and duration of the raid
cor whether he had participated in pre-
vfous raids. But the Iron Cross with
(which he was decorated bore the date Of
= the air raid of October. 1915. and he in
formed the interviewer that he had been
tin the Zeppelin service since the out
break of hostilities.
= Knew His Location
Asked whether he knew the location
of the airship during raids in the dark
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03

ness and whether he could distinguish
buildings and other objects at night, he
asserted that he could tell almost exact
ly, but could not say whether the bombs
fell where they were intended to fall.
except in some instances.
Commander Breithaupt, who was reg
ular naval officer before the war, served
in Australian waters and also in South
America. He said he was acquainted
with numbers Of British naval men and
did not feel any hatred for them, but
was doing his duty in fighting the enc
mics of Germany.
Performs Duty Gladly
Asked whether he participated gladly
in air raids he replied:
Eyes. 1 do my duty as an officer glad
ly. AS to the risk in air fighting, we
know the chances we run and are pre-
pared to take them. Our air craft was
hit three times by sllrapnel and We came
down very rapidly into the water, where
we found ourselves almost by surprise"
With respect to the altitude at which
the raiding Zeppelins flew he admitted
that the height was very great. but evad-
ed rer particulars, merely smiling
when 5000 feet was mentioned and say
ing: I'VE should never reach England
if we few only at that height"
Had Hoped to Come Again
Lieut.. Kuehne, second in command.
was more reticent. but said that it was
his first raid on England. Il had hoped
to come again. he added.
Lieut.. Kuehne declared he knew abso-
lutely where the airship was when cruis-
ing and made similar remark as Briet-
haupt, that the Germans were certain
they had achieved considerable success
in the raids. Both seemed convinced
that their air craft had done damage to
the British fleet and military works.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
WINTHROP

There will be a regular meeting q
Winthrop Grange at its hall in West
Winthrop. April 4. The members of
the Boys Corn Club committee are
very anxious to have all the boys come
that are interested in raising corn.
Any boy who can this season raise
quarter acre Of corn is cordially invit-
ed to come to the. Grange hall and
talk things over with the corn club
committee. 1t is safe to predict that
a Girls Canning Club will be formed
in Winthrop in the near future az at
the present time there is a sufficient
number interested in the plans that are
being worked out to make the club
possible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
YARDS
p THREATENED BY
FIRE SATURDAY

Yarmouth. Me-, April 2.-An over
heated bearing in the pumping station
at the Yarmouth Junction stockyards
set fire to the buildings Saturday noon
and for a time the entire yard was
threatened. The Yarmouth fire depart
ment made a two-mile run and after
nearly two hours work had the fire
under control Several thousand horses
and mules are at the yards awaiting
shipment to France to be used by the
armies of the Allies.
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ALL-STAR BOXING
B0UTSAT CITY HALL
FRIDAY NIGHT, APRIL |

Harry NJ. Slosberg. who has been Civ.
Ing the sport fans the best boxing exh.
billions held in Augusta for a long tim.
has matched two of the best weller
weights in the country to box in two six.
FOUNDERS at City hall next Friday eve.
ming.
In the main bout Patsy Delucca a,
Boston. the fighting Italian of the Wes
End, clashes with Chick West of Ho.
yoke. Mass, and this without doubt
means some show" as they are both
very aggressive boys and are always
forcing the fight
Those who saw Delucca in actin,
against Fleming realized that were he
pitted against boy nearer his size thinr,
would be very unpleasant for the other
fellow. But in West, whose 'monickerp
Is the lighting Frenchman," Delucca
will be kept hustling as West is consld.
cred one of the toughest 142-pound bows
in glovedorl. They are of the same
weight and height and having the same
style of fighting, each reputed to have
dream punch, there will certainly be
some action when they meet.
For the semi-final Harry has secured
young Pooler Of Bangor, who wiped the
smile off kid" Sullivan at the las,
show. to box young Poulin of Augusta
six rounds. The fans remember the fine
scrap this Poulin put up against Ma.
guire last year. He is in fine condition
and is training hard fo- the bout. He
ought to keep the Bangor boy busy
In the preliminary young Jack
O'Brien,' the 1lS-pound newsboy cham.
pion. meets kid" Dostie of Augusta.
The show will be run in the same clea,
manner and style as the previous ones,
and Mr.. Slosberg deserves good patron.
age for unfolding this fine sport The
first bout at Sis. Tickets are now on
sale at Perry's upper restaurant. Get
good seat early by phoning 3O6-M. Cars
in all diret tons after the bout and
through in time for train going west. The
prices are so cents, % cents and s1.-Adv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
NATIONAL HOME

Officer of the day, Capt. William Don.
cyan.
Mrs. Mary Lowell, matron at the hos
pital, left Saturday on a weeks leave
which she will pass in Norway.
The Togus Whist Club will meet at the
hotel at F. M. Tuesday. Miss Violet
Machle will entertain.
The funeral of the late William Duffy
was held from the Home chapel at 9 A.
M. Saturday, Rev. FIR Nelligan cflciat-
ing.
Cutler Post. No. IS. G. A. r., will hold
its regular meeting this evening and re-
quest a full attendance.
Wednesday evening the Klark- Urban
Co. will be seen here in stop Thief"
farce that is sure to please.
The picture program for Monday eve
ming will be Maclyn Arbuckle in 1.-The
County Chairman" a Paramount pro-
duction.
The returns from furloughs Saturday
were: Elias A. Adams from Worcester,
John Martin from Rutland, Jeremiah
Toomey from Fall River and George +.
Stedman from Sebec.
Henry p. Ahearn of Norwich, CT, late
Co. B, Cd CT. Inf, and Walter E. Crock
er OF Providence, were taken up Satur-
day 7. A. p, awaiting admission to the
Home.
Burroughs were granted Saturday to
Ambrose Mason to Lewiston. Samuel l..
Jepson to Lynn, Lawrence T. Morrissey
to Southbridge. Timothy c.. Hayes to
Lawrence and Luke Pitts to Skowhegar.
Hugh l. Doherty, late Co. /, 9Th Mass.
Inf; John Dean. late Co. A, 9Th Mass
Inf, and John B. Taylor, late Co. l. SD
Mass. Inf. have been granted discharges
from the Home.
The Sunday evening concert was large
~ attended and enjoyed by all. The cor
net duet. Two Little Finches,'' was
rendered by Messrs Drossel and komiski
in most pleasing manner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
SHIPPING NEWS

Portland, Me. April 2.-Arrived:
Steamers William Chisholm, Balti-
more; Britsol. Newport News: schoon-
ers Eliza Levensaler, Rockland for
Boston; Freddie Eaton. Calais for
bingham: Carrie c. Ware. ST. John,
N. B., for New York; James Young,
Calais for do; Sarah A. Reed. do for
do; Ernst r. Lee. do for do; Kennebec,
do for do.
Sailed: Steamers Hochslaga. (Br)
Louisburg, c. B.; Transportation, Bal
timore.
Sailed: Saturday: Schooner Helen
Montague Cfrom New York; t. John,
N. e.
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BASEBALL
CINCINNATI WINS

Cincinnati, Ohio, April 2.-Cincinnati
won the first exhibition game here
from the New York American League
club today. 8 to 1.
New York scored the first run in the
second inning with a base on balls.
stolen base and sigle. Cincinanti
scored it's fire first run in the third off
double and single and added two
more in the seventh off an error base
on balls sacrifice hit and single. The
score:
New York .......o1o oooooe1-4-4
Cincinnati .......o $1,000 2ox-s-4-o
Rardy, Cullop and Nunamaker. WAL
tiers; McKenry. Dale and Wingo.
Clarke Umpires. Carpenter and Hart.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
COBB AND KAUFF
GET THEIR HITS

Houston, Texas, April 2.-"Ty" Cobb
and Benny Kauff played with oppos-
ing teams today in a game in which
the Detroit Americans defeated the
New York Nationals, 9 to 2. Each of
the famous batsmen was credited with
a two-base hit anG four times at bat.
The score:
Detroit ......0 3 2 0 2011 O-9-1S-O
New York 20 OOO1 o. e.1
Coveleskie, Cunningham and Stan
age; Benton, Tesreau, Palanara and
Doom. Umpires. McCafferty and Luz
cid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
REV. PATRICK
]. SHEEDY DEAD

Aver, Mass, April Rev. Patrick
Joseph Sheedy, one of the oldest Cath
Ole priests in the archdiocese Of Bos-
ton, and for nearly 26 years pastor of
ST. Mary's church ir. this town, died
today after an illness of three years.
He was born in Ireland in 1S47 and set
tied in Lawrence in early boyhood He
was ordained to the priesthood in
Montreal ard afterward held pastor
ates in Lawrence, Boston and Middle
bOrO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
CLEVELAND RALLIES

New Orleans, April "A ninth inn
ings rally by the Cleveland Americans
scored two runs on four hits and en-
abled them to defeat the Chicago Ma
tionals heer today, to 4. Chicago
had taken the lead in the first half of
the ninth on a home run with two on
bases. The score:
Chicago 100 0 0 1 o 0 0 0 81 5-2
Cleveland ...2 900 90 2-5-12-s
Vaughan and Archer; Mitchell. Nor
ton and O'Neil. Umpire. Holley.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
MARTIN STREAM

Mrs. Joel York has gone to Portland
to visit her two daughters and
granddaughter for a week or two.
Allen York left Tuesday with Ezie-
liel Butler of Madison for a trip to
Pleasant pond, where they will cut
and store some ice for Mr. Buffers cot
taSe.
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0Oontlnued from Page One)
means committee probably will defer ac
ton. Several more weeks may pass be-
fore the naval committee makes even a
preliminary report. It's hearings will
close this week.
The hearings will be suspended Tues
DAY long enough for the committee to
take a vote on the preparedness bill
passed by the House.
The 600 rivers and harbors hin.
is likely to keep the House busy all the
week. A night session will be held Tues.
day for consideration of unopposed pri-
vate bills.
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with a revolver, saying that she mis-
took the whiskey flask for a weapon
He finally admitted to the police, how
ever, that he had had gun. and told
them where it was hidden.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
SUPERBAS VICTORIOUS

baltimore, April 1.-The Brooklyn Ma
tionals defeated the local International
team here today IA to 2. The score:
brooklyn .....6 0 0 / 0-14-16-2
6aitimore ....o 0 p Sc
Mails. Caldwell and Mccarthy: Ser
man, James and McAvoy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03

Carl Aldrich. who has been employed
in the Capital Cafeteria for about
year. has accepted position as clerk in
b. f. Bither's drug store and takes I'D
his duties today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03

The death of Charles L. Feltman oc'
CURED in the hospital here Sunday. He
was 81 years of age and served in CO.
B, list Me. Vet. Inf, one year during the
latter part of the Civil war. He was
admitted to the Home from Templeton'
Mass, Dec. 20. 1915. A widow, Mrs. Clara
Feltman. survives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
HEAVY TOLL OF BRITISH PAID
TO THE Ger man SUBMARINES
~D''''''1s'sSO

London, April 12.-The Board of
= Trades summary of casualties to Brit
Dish shipping reported in March shows
that 10 steamers, aggregating 44,6O9
tons. and eight sailing vessels OF 1865
tons were sunk by enemy warships.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03

Ten steamers of 1927 tons were sunk
was sunk by either an enemy warship
or a mine.
Forty-three lives We're lost In thu
case of the steamers sunk by warships
and 81 in steamers sunk by mines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03

William F. Hackett of Worcester
Mass, was business arrival in town
Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03

New South Wales is said to .have |
more varieties Of Towering plants
than all Europe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03

Leon H. Kelly of Belgrade was in town
Sunday calling on friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03

Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Wilson arrived in
the city Sunday from Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03

Vernal Gray of Pittsfield was in town
Sunday and called on friends during the
day. b..
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AUGUSTA LOCALS

E. S. Brewer of Bangor arrived in town
Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03

H. F. Daley of Waterville was in
town Sunday calling on friends.
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JOURNAL WANT ADS.
BRING RESULTS
TRY ONE AND SEE
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CLARK ATTACKS CRITICS

Continued from Page One)
Evening star., 1916-08-13

The girl takes on for David the
quality of a living being in peril,
and he resolves to find her. Next
day he starts with Father Roland
and an Indian named Mukoki on the
long trip to the missioner's hut on
Gods Lake. Half way they are to
visit lavish, who, Father Roland
explains, is a lonely, fear-driven
man; he formerly lived on Firepan
Creek. David vaguely connects
lavish with the girl. After four
days they approach Tavish's cabin,
and David is filed with one desire
to confront lavish with the picture.
AS they come in sight of the hut.
the Indian shows signs of fear, de-
claring that the dogs have given
the death howl. They find the
hut empty, but there is a fire, and
Father Roland prepares to spend
the night there. After supper he
rolls himself in a blanket and sleeps.
For David sleep is impossible. A
heavy thud! thud! against the logs
of the hut attracts his attention. He
goes out to investigate, and is horri-
fled at what he sees. Tavish's body
is hanging from the roof of the hut.
Evening star., 1916-08-13

IN the smoker of a train travelling
in the Canadian northwest, David
Raine makes the acquaintance of
Father Roland-a sort of missionary
to the trappers and Indians, though
not connected with any church-and
tells his story: that of young man
yronged by his beautiful wife. In
another car David is attracted by
woman who asks if he is acquainted
with Michael O'Doone, for whom
she is searching in that north coun-
try. She seems unreaSonably diSap-
pointed at his reply that he is a
stranger. She leaves the train at
Graham, and later David notices on
her chair forgotten package, which
he puts in his pocket. Father Ro-
land persuades him to leave the
train with him and to stay overnight
at the trapper Thoreaus hut. In
his room that night, David finds the
contents of the package to be a
snapshot photograph of a young
yirl dressed for bathing, standing at
Jhe edge of pool, in evident fright
of the photographer. An inscrip-
ton tells him the picture was taken
On Firepan Creek a year earlier.
Evening star., 1916-08-13

Father Roland wrapped the blanket care
fully about the body, so that it would not
freeze to the ground. Then they entered
the cabin. The missioner threw off his
coat and built up the fire. When he
turned he seemed to notice for the first
time the deathly pallor in Dayid's face.
at shocked you-when you found it
there" he said. Il don't wonder. But
david, didn't tell you was expect
ing something like this. have feared for
lavish; and tonight, when the dogs and
Mukoki signaled death, | was alarmed
until we found the fire in the stove. 1t
didn't seem reasonable then. thought
lavish would return. The dogs were
gone, too. He must have freed them just
before he went out there. Terrible. But
justce-justice. | suppose. God some
times works his ends in queer ways.
What do you mean?' cried David,
again fighting that thickening in his
throat Tell me, Father! must know.
Why did he kill himself?"
Ills hand was clutching at his breast,
where the picture lay. He wanted to
tear it out in this moment, and demand of
Father Roland if this was the face-the
girls face-that had haunted lavish.
al mean that his fear drove him at last
to kill himself said Father Roland, in a
slow, sure voice, as if carefully weighing
his words ,before.speaking them. Il be-
lieve, noav, that.he terribly wronged some
one, and that his conscience was his fear,
and that it haunted him by bringing up
visions and voices until it drove him
finally to pay his debt And up here con-
science is mitoo aye chikoon-the little
brother of God That is all | know. |
wish lavish had confided in me- might
have saved him."
"Or-punished, breathed David.
"My business is not to punish. If he
had come to me, asking help for himself
Evening star., 1916-08-13

and mercy from his God, | could not have
betrayed him."
He was putting on his coat again.
Il am going after Mukoki," he said.
"There is work to be done, and we may
as well get through with it by moonlight.
l don't suppose you feel like sleep?"
nAVID shook his head. He was calmer
~ now, quite recovered from the first hor
ror of his shock when the door closed be-
hind Father Roland. In the thoughts that
were swiftly readjusting themselves in his
mind there was no very great sympathy
for the man who had hanged himself. In
place of that sympathy, the oppression
of thing that was greater than disap-
pointment settled upon him heavily, driv-
ing him from his own personal dread of
this nights ghastly adventure, and adding
to his suspense of the past forty-eight
hours hopelessr ess the poignancy of
which was like that of physical pain.
lavish was dead, and in dying he
had taken with him the secret for which
David would have paid with all he was
worth in this hour. In his despair, as he
stood there alone in the cabin, he NUT
tered something to himself. He wanted to
cry out aloud that lavish had cheated
him. A strange kind of rage burned in
him, and he turned toward the door, with
clenched hands, as it about to rush out
and choke from the dead mans throat
what he wanted to know.
In another moment his brain had
cleared itself of that insane fire. After
all, would lavish kill himself without
leaving something behind? Would there
not be some kind of an explanation writ
ten by lavish before he took the final
step? A confession? A letter to Father
Roland? lavish knew that the II 'sioner
would stop at his cabin on his rctarA into
the north. Surely he would not i him
self without leaving some word for him.
Evening star., 1916-08-13

David lowered the lamp from ltS bracket
in the ceiling and carried it in his hand.
He went into dark corners, scrutinized
the floor as well as the walls, and moved
garments from their wooden pegs. There
was nothing. lavish had cheated him
again! His eyes rested finally on the
chest. He placed the lamp on a stool, and
tried the lid. 1t was not locked. AS he
lifted it he heard voices indistinctly out
side. Father Roland had returned with
Mukoki. He could hear them as they
went to where lavish was lying with his
face turned up to the moon.
ON his knees, he began paving over the
stuff in the chest. 1t was third filled
with odds and ends-little else but trash
tangled ends of babiche, few rusted
tools, nails and bolts. pair of half-worn
shoe packs. The door opened behind him
as he was rising to his feet. He turned to
face Mukoki and the missioner.
"There is nothing he said, with
gesture that took in the room. "He hasn't
left any word that can find
Father Roland had not closed the door.
"Mukoki will help you search. Look
in his clothing on the wall. He must
surely have left something
He went out, shutting the door behind
him. For moment he listened to make
sure that David was not going to follow
him. He hurried then to the body of
lavish, and stripped off the blanket. Fhe
dead man was terrible to look at. The
missioner shuddered.
a cant guess, he whispered, as if
speaking to Tavish-"l cant guess
quite-what made you do it, lavish.
But you haven't died without telling me.
| know it. It's therein your pocket
He listened again, and his lips moved.
He bent over him. on one knee, and
averted his eyes as he searched the pock-
cts of Tavish's heavy coat. Against the
Evening star., 1916-08-13

n OF until afterward
did David realize
how terribly his an
l. nouncement of
Tavish's death must have
struck into the soul of
Father Roland. For few
seconds the missioner did
not move He was wide s.
awake; he had heard and ~
get, he looked at David 8,
dumbly his two hands grip
ing his blanket. When he
did move, it was to turn
his face slowly toward the end of the cabin
where the thing was hanging, with only
the wall between. Then, still slowly, he
rose to his feet
David thought he had only half under
stood
"Tavish lis dead!" he repeated huskily,
straining to swallow the thickening in his
throat. "He is out there-hanging by his
neck-dead!"
Still Father Roland did not answer. He
Gas getting into his clothes mechanically,
lis face curiously ashen, his eyes neither
certified nor startled, but with a stunned
ook in them. He did not speak when he
ent to the door and out into the night.
avid followed, and in moment they
BOD close to the thing that was hanging
5ere in the moonlight.
Not until he had looked at lavish for
rhaps sixty full seconds did Father
land speak. He had recovered himself,
lging from his voice. 1t was quiet and
lexcited. But in his first words I'M
lotional as they We're there was II sig
nlticance that was almost frightening:
AT last-she made him do that!"
He was speaking to himself, looking
strai ,ht into Tavish's agonized face. A
great shudder swept through David. Shei
He wanted to cry out. But the missioner
now had his hands on the gruesome thing
n the moonlight, and he was saying:
"There is still warmth in his body. He
IS not been long dead. He hanged him
self. | should say, not more than half an
hour before we reached the cabin. Give
me hand, David
With mighty effort David pulled him
self together. After all. it was nothing
more than a dead man hanging there. But
his hands were like ice as he seized hold
of it. They cut the rope and lowered
lavish to the snow, and David went into
the cabin after blanket.
Cor, III sh 1915. hy lanes Oliver Cutwood