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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-09
MANCHESTER

The Manchester Woman's Club was
very pleasantly entertained at it's last
meeting by Miss Lucille Hawkes. at her
home. The Elms. The meeting was open
ed by the president. Mrs A. S. Buswell
After the business Of the meeting was
over the afternoon was spent in a social
way and work was finished for the Chill
dren's Home. Three visitors were pres
ent, Miss Bertha Reynolds Of Boston and
the Misses Morse of Hallowell Refresh
ments Of ice cream and cake were served
by the hostess. No more regular meet
ings will be held until September. but a
field day meeting will be held bout the
first Of August. BY invitation of Mrs.
Waldo Sampson. who has recently become
a members, the club will meet at the
Sampson grove.
The right hand Of fellowship was given
at the close Of the sundays morning ser
vice at the Friends church on the Pond
road to two new members by the pastor.
Rev. I. W. Hawkes..
Mr. and Mrs. Alden Spear entertained
family picnic on the Fourth at their
home, Windhurst. on the Pond road.
About % were present.
Scott Fffeld who was operated upon q
few days ago at the Augusta General
hospital for a very serious case Of appen-
dicttis. il reported to be somewhat bet
tar the past two days.
Mrs. Warren Boswell and children and
Miss Bertha Reynolds Of Boston have ar
rived and are guests Of Mrs. Charles
Moora
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-09

and Bowdoin College. Later he entered
Harvard Medical school, which with two
years host e{al work fitted him for his
life work. He has many friends in VIM
throp who congratulate him and wish
him happiness and success.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Gray of Worcester
Mass, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gray.
At a meeting Of the Joint school boards
Of Winthrop and Hallowell held Frioay'
Arthur B. Lord of Lisbon FAILS was
elected superintendent Of schools to sue
coed Charles H. Abbott. whose resignation
will take effect Aug. 1. Mr.. Lord has been
SUPERINTENDENT Of schools In Lisbon FANS
for the past four years. Mr.. Aopott mas
hard charge of the schools for ii'eie
over three years and leaves 70 engage
in business in Aroostook county.
The Winthrop school board on FRIDAY
elected DR.. F. H. Badger school pny-
stefan. whose term will commence with
the coming school year.
F. A. Brush has rented one OF MS cot
tases on sturtevant hill to Mrs. j. b.
Roberts of New York City.
Mrs. Ellis Jackson arrived this weeh
70 OCCUPY her cottage on Sturtevant hill
for the summer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-09
DR.. Phelps Says County
Officers Stand Ready to
Cooperate for Clean City

Waterville. Me-, July S.-(SpeciaD.-
There was a large attendance at the
Sunday evening meeting at the First
BAPTIST church, the first part Of the
service being devoted to the interests
OF the Sttae Agricultural Association
and Fred D. McAlary spoke very in
terestlngly of the work being done by
the Junior Volunteers at their camp
at East Winthrop, at which camp Mr..
McAlary IS military instructor. He
urged upon the people the crisis in
Which we find ourselves and the prob
lem OF feeding not only our own peo-
pies out those OF the European nations
as well. The care with which the boys
are trained and the supervision under
Wnlch they work ensures the moral
and physical safeguarding of our
youth and Mr.. McAlary urged upon
his hearers that it was the duty of each
ana every person to encourage these
young men to enter the service Of the
government in this great worn IN
"hlch Maine is foremost as was shown
In washington only last week.
Dryden Phelps was the next speak
er in favor of this movement. Mr..
Phelps has been connected with the
| Winthrop camp as leader and is a
very enthusiastic speaker and as a
leader IS proving to be most efficient.
He introduced the Junior Volunteers
song. Smile" and endeavored to teach
1t to the congregation, but as they
| found it difficult to. smile and sing at
the same time the singing was a fail
ure with the exception OF the singing
Of the trio, Mr. Phelps. Mr. McAlary
and Mr. Allen. He spoke from the
standpoint of the boy and explained to
his audience just how the boy was pro-
tected in all his habits and how the
training in discipline even in the few
days given them had strengthened
them up and given them new RESPONSE
bilities in life. Both of the speakers
were given applause.
! Address by Rev. Dr.. Phelps
Rev. A S. Phelps, pastor Of the
church, made short address on the
subject of Flirting and Joy Riding"
He spoke Of the ease with which young
/ people drift into the evils of fiirtations
and gave three reasons as primary:
First. human nature attracts young
men and young women toward each
other. Second, because they are lone
! ly. Third. for the thrills that that kind
! of temptation brings to young people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-09
WINTHROP
Reception to Recently Welded
Couple-Canning Demonstra-
tion-Brookline, Mass, We'd
ding of Local Interest

At the Grange hall, West Winthrop
7 last Friday evening reception was
rendered Mr.. and Mrs. George Perley
in honor of their recent marriage
About 200 were present, consisting of
the members of the Grange No. 100
and their families and invited guests.
The hall was decorated in an artistic
manner with evergreen, there being an
arch in one corner with a large bell
suspended in the center.
In the receiving line were Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Milspaugh, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Perley and Mr.. and Mrs. Her.
bert E. Foster. Mr.. Milspaugh is mas
ter of the Grange and Mrs. Foster. a
niece of the bride. The ushers. were
the Misses Ruth and Doris Webb,
Belle Dow. Elsie Moore and Messrs
Ring. Watson and Moore. After the
guests mad been presented a fine pro-
gram was listened to by an apprecia-
tive audience.
In very happy manner J. Henry
Moore then presented the following
named gifts to Mr.. and Mrs Perley:
An oak rocker. set Of fruit knives and
an envelope with sum of money
from the Grange and beautiful lamp
from some personal friends. Mr.. Per-
ley expressed his thanks in his usual
modest manner.
The guests We're then invited to the
large dining hall, where a plenty of
ice cream with fancy crackers and
cake were served. Every one present
seemed to enjoy the evening and sep
arated wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Perley
many pleasant, happy years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-09

gram, Mrs. Fred MaGoon. Mrs Eliza.
beth Coolidge, Mrs. Manson. Mrs. Leola
Starbird and Ruby Cross; music, Mis-,
Chispa Rowell. Mrs. Minnie Jones ana
Esther French; village improvement,
Mrs. Ethel Rowen, Mrs. Emma French
Miss Julia Vittum. Mrs. Nellie How.
land and Mrs. Nellie Paul.
Miss E. B. Holway has returned
from Portland and has rendered h.r
resignation as a member Of the teach.
ing force in Hallowell in order to Ar.
cept the principalship Of the Gramm,,
school in South Portland.
An interesting event in which Solo,
people will be interested occurred "a
Gently in New York, when an engage.
ment dinner was given in honor =,
Miss Anne Pfister, daughter Of Mrs
Annie Dornberger Of Scion. During tho
evening Mrs. Adelaide McInerney An.
nounced the engagement Of Miss pA,.
ter to Robert Edward F.. Cousins a.
Morriston and Washington. The groom,
to be is graduate Of the Bai,sv
school of Morriston and Of Pratt,s +,
stitute in Brooklyn, n. Y, besides hav
! ing taken courses at Stevens and IN.
the Massachusetts Institute Of Tsch
nology. Miss Pflster is graduate a.
Skowhegan High school and the Stat.
Normal school at Gorham. she h..
been for some time a teacher in N.
New Jersey schools. Mr.. Cousins has
enlisted in the Naval Reserve Of New.
port. r. l., and because of that far,
and the war conditions generally N.
edding WHICH was to have occurros
in June has been indefinitely post.
poned.
Fourteen ladies attended the meet,
ing of the A. c. w Chapter. D. A. ,
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs
Fred Magoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-09
Heart of London Is
by Aircraft
Germans Swoop Down Saturday in 0 k of 20
Airplanes Killing 81 and Wounding al -
Aimed at Civilians - Four Raiders Felled

the mouth Of the scheldt. AL our ma
chimes returned safely"
The Casualties
The official report in regard to casual
ties follows:
Lord French reports that the total
casualties reported by the police up to
the present follow:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. area. men, 81;
women. 4; children. 8: total, "a; Isle Of
Thanet, men. /; women, 2; total. 8; to-
tai killed. 81.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. area, men, 81;
Isle of Thanet, women, /; children, /;
total. 2; total injured, 141.
One enemy machine. downed by the
Royal Flying Corps. fell into the sea off
the mouth of the Thames
Fighting as They Fled
Considerable numbers of British pa
trolls were already in the air around
London when the enemy reached the
city. These scouts went into action at
once and succession of duels occurred.
The British foiled the enemys effort
to return westward and forced the raid
ers to retire southwark. fighting as they
fed.
Lie pldllS Ol the TdluSTS LOT an at
tack upon certain detectives appeared
to be upset by the activity of the Brit
ish airplanes. and several of the raid
ers, in desperate effort to tighten the
load they were carrying, in preparation
for the retreat, were compelled to drop
their cargo aimlessly.
The enemy's bomb-carrying planes
were in the center Of the formation, sur
rounded and protected by fast fight
ing scout machines.
The West End and fashionable
northwestern residential suburbs had
IA superb view of the approach of the
visitors. From the farther northern
fringes of the metropolis the raiders
swept onward in fairly close forma
ton. more than a score in number.
Tobosganed to Drop Bombs
The squadron, which had been fly
ing high, then began a swift tobog-
gan. It's speed increased tremendous
ly under the assistance of gravity, and
the planes soon reached level evil
IDENTIFY less than 1000 yards in their
, swoop toward the central detectives.
Bursting shrapner dotted the air
around the oncoming raiders with
snarling, vicious black puffs of smoke
! more numerous than the planes.
The raiders pursued their course
holding their bombs until they had
crossed the suburban district and out
lying parts.
Today's attack was plainly directed
against the civilian population and
business and financial buildings. There
is no question, that the Germans knew
where they were and it was not mat
ter of scattering explosives blindly
from a great hight How it happened
that more persons were not killed is
hard to explain. Thousands were in
the streets in the area bombed, but
probably much larger proportion took
shelter in the solid buildings. taught
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-09

The church must get next to the city's
moral problems. must make its work
interesting and become a drawing
power for the youth Of the city"
In his address DR.. Phelps said: II am
glad to say to you that the officials of
our city and county are ready to act.
You read in Wednesday mornings paper
of the arrest in one of the houses on
Main street. one of the houses mention
ed last Sunday evening without mention
ing the name by saving there were five
houses on one side of the street and one
on the other side Of the street. One of
these houses was raided at ! o'clock
Wednesday morning, a couple were found
and hailed into court and are under ar
rest because the city officers and sheriffs
who went in there did their duty.
Message from Sheriff
II have a personal message to bring to
you from Sheriff HARDWOOD. high sheriff
of this county. He told me over the
phone yesterday that he and his officers
are ready to cooperate with you. and
their message to YOU is this: That any
evidence you obtain or are familiar with
our city, regarding the sale Of intoxicat-
Ing liquors. if you will report this evil
dence to them they will prosecute. When
they do not receive any evidence. howev-
er, they will go after the evidence and
they promise they will push the thing as
they have this case on Wednesday morn
ing.
Liquor is constantly coming into the
neighborhood and into the city by auto
mobile, and men carry in their tesla
ment pocket, where they ought to be car
rying a testament, a bottle of whiskey
and they have been asking their friends
to drink Of that bottle and the officers
are getting after these men who are car
rying' bottle whiskey. There never has
been sentiment in favor of enforcement
Of the law as strong in the city of Water
willie as today and any man who enforces
the law whether sheriff, marshal OF
Judge, if that man stands up in his duty
and enforces 1t without fear or favor
when the time comes for election that
man will be Overwhelmingly reelected
and I want to say that the man who does
not enforce the law, when it comes time
for reelection 1t is good night and the
Judges along with him. Governor Mill
ken Is governor Of this State. and he ex-
poets not only his officers alone but pub
lie sentiment to back him up and stand
by him
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-09
WATERvILLE FIRE
Flood Stables Burned
$4,000 Loss
Men Beat Flames to Rescue
Horses-Spectat0rs Bother

wsterville, Me, July s.-(SpeciaD THE
stables Of the c. S. Flood Co.. coal deal
ers. were destroyed by fire which was
discovered about $50 Saturday night
causing a loss of about $500, covered by
insurance. The fire was one of the hottest
the city has seen for some time and it
wa only by the very best of work that
the fremen were able to conine it to this
one building.
II was just SIS when the alarm was
sounded and as soon as the men came out
OF the house 1t was evident that they
had FIRE On their hands. as the sky
was all alght by the reflection of the
blaze. The central station companies
made quick runs and within a very few
minutes OF the sounding of the alarm
had four streams of water on the blaze.
When the fremen arrived there the
flames were coming out Of every door
and window and were going through the
roof In number of places. 1t was quick
~ made known that the horses were still
in there and some quick work was ac-
complished by the men in beating the
flames away from the main door and get
ting the animals out. One horse had its
name badly burned and several were
found TO be loose. as their halters had
burned off. but none of them was badly
injured, Although the flames had a big
start, the four lines of hose were able
to beat them back and in time succeed
In extinguishing all traces of them, but
it was very hard fight for the men and
the about was not sounded until $50
There was a large amount of hay in the
building and it smouldered for some time
making II necessary to leave a guard
there after the fire was apparently all out
The large number of automobiles which
rushed to the scene when the alarm came
in and people saw that it was a big fire
made a lot of bother for the iremen, al
though the officers did all possible to
get them out OF the way. Everyone in
sisted on getting in as closely as possible
and result the tiremen were ham
pered in their work.
peculiar fact in relation to the fire
was that it came just four weeks after
the fire which burned the Elmwood Hotel
stables that it broke out in much the
same way and that, as in the case of the
Elmwood stables. the iremen had to res
cue the horses. 1t was also the first fire
since the one at the Elmwood.
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RICHMOND

Rev. G. B. Cornish and B. F. Curtis
were visitors in Bowdoin Friday.
Capt. and Mrs. c. E. Hewitt returned
this week from a visit to Bath and
Capitol Island.
Mrs Gardiner Coombs and son Maui
rice of Lynn. Mass, are guests of
friends in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Lilly and two
children. Doris and Philip, are guests
of Isaac Lake.
Thomas F. Durham Of Waltham,
Mass, is guest at the home of his
son. w. F. Durham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Bryant of
Portland were recent guests of Mrs.
Jennie Bryant.
Robert Wyman. who is employed in
the Waltham watch factory. is passing
two weeks vacation in town.
Will and Stacey Huntington Of Ha-
verhill, Mass. were recent guests OF
relatives in town.
Thomas J. Hussey Of Brooklyn, n.
Y, was a visitor in town Friday. Mr..
and Mrs. Hussy will pass the next four
weeks at Ocean Point.
The Ladies Aid of the Congregation
al church will hold no meetings dur
ing the month Of July.
The barge Lincoln arrived at Lovell's
wharf Friday with nearly 1000 tons Of
hard coal for Edward w. Bullock.
At recent meeting of the joint
school board of Richmond owdoin-
ham Union, w. L.. Bonney was elect
ed chairman and J. w. Randlette sec
Ietary. It was also voted to take the
town of Perkins into the union for one
year. Supt. E. r. Bowdoin was re-
elected for the coming year.
George Hodges and family Of
Springfield, Mass. are guests Of his
sister. Mrs. Henry c. Reed. Charles
Hodges, son Ralph, daughter Marion
and Miss Ethel Lowe are also guests
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Reed.
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GERMANS CHECKED
Continued from Page One)
On Russian Front

On Russian Front
The artillery and infantry fighting ir
eastern Galicia is spreading. The Rus
sian attacking front now has heightened
to 80 miles and fighting is in progress
around Halicz, the key to Lemberg cap.
ital of Galicia.
German efforts to dislodge the Rus
SLAMS from the positions gained at Go
dov and koniuchy week ago have
been repulsed by Gen. Brussiloffs men
Attacks some miles to the north and
around Brzezany also failed. At STAINS
lau and near Huta, south of Stanislau
the Russians have made attacks but,
according to Berlin, they resulted in
no gain of ground
On the British front in France there
have been several small raids but no
infantry engagements of importance.
In the air, however, there has been
great activity. British airmen broke
up German airplane squadrons and
carried out successful raids against
German airdromes, depots and troops.
Sixteen German machines were driven
down, 10 out of control. and eight Brit
ish machines are reported missing.
Important developments may be ex-
pected from Berlin within the next few
days. Advices from the German capital
and neutral countries agree that impor-
tant internal political moves are brew
ing. Also, Dr. Won Bethmann Hollweg,
the Imperial chancellor, is expected to
make an important speech dealing with
the question Of peace in the Reichstag
Monday or Tuesday.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg and
Gen. Won Ludendorff, his chief Of staff.
have reached Berlin for conferences and
Emperor William has returned hurried
ly from Vienna. The Emperor visit
ed the Imperial chancellor Immediate
ly on his return and received from him
a report on the situation.
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London, July Sin the greatest raid
on London ever attempted by the Ger
mans. 20 airplanes swooped down low
over the heart of the city Saturday
and dropped a large number of bombs.
which killed 81 persons ana injured
f4l.
The Germans, who flew at tremen-
dous speed, were attacked by artillery
and large number of alrplanes. One
raider was brought down off the mouth
of the Thames. Swiftly fleeing toward
Belgium, the raiders were pursued ana
overtaken. In a battle 40 miles at sea
two German machines were. shot down
and another fell in flames off the
mouth of the Scheldt river. near Hol-
land.
The raid occurred about $50 Satur-
day morning. Thousands OF persons
crowded the streets. and many of them
women and children. The police ana
soldiers had difficulty in holding back
the people Many persons were seen
at windows.
! For a time the sound Of exploding
bombs and the vicious reply OF guns
was deafering. Straight over the CITY
few the SQUADRON of raiders, pursued
bv bursting hrapnel.
Damage was done in the heart OF
London by the raid.
For about a quarter of an hour the
raiders dropped steady rain OF
bombs.
Official Account Of the Raid
The following official account OF the
raid was given out:
"I,ord French reports that at about $50
this morning hostile aircraft in CONSIDER
able numbers, probably in two partles'
anpeared over the Isle Of Thanet ana the
east coast of Essex. After dropping some
bombs in Thanet the raiders proceeoeo
IN the direction of London. MOVING
roughly parallel to the north bank OF the
Thames. they approached London from
the northeast,
"Then changing their course they pro-
ceeded north and west and crossed Lon
don from the northwest to the southwest
Bombs were dropped in various places IN
the metropolitan area.
1.-THE number Of raiding airplanes is at
present uncertain, but was probably ABOUT
On. They were attacked by artillery ana
nv large numbers of our own alrplanes'
hut reports as to the results OF the en-
gagements and as to damage and casual
ties have not yet been received.
| An official statement issued, in the aft
ernoon by the British admiralty said that
three of the German airplanes which had
dropped bombs on London had been
brought down at sea.
The announcement follows:
The enemy raiding squadron was
chased by the Royal Naval Air Service
ma chimes from this country and engaged
40 miles out at sea off the east coast.
Two enemy machines were observed
n crash into the sea and third enemy
machine was soon to fall in flames of
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Larger Appropriation Is
Sought
HAWLEY LETTER
TO PRES. WILSON
President of Aero Club Says
10000 Machines Needed to
Train 100000 Await tors
Against Germany

New York, July S.-An increase to
5000. 100000 in the appropriation for
aeronautics in order TO make the fight
ing air forces OF the United States ef-
fective in the war" was urged upon
President Wilson in 4 letter sent to
him tonight by the Aero Club Of Amer
lea. made public here tonight. 1t was
signed by Alan X. Hawiey, president
Of the club
Tho letter declares that 10000 air
planes are needed TO train and equip
10000 aviators 10 strik the German
military centers on the western front,
while the proposed aerial program
provides for the building of only %
so machines. The President is inform
ed by the club that it is OF absolute
necessity that 10000 naval aviators be
trained and equipped so as to carry
major aerial operations against the
German fleet and U-boat bases.
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WINTHROP GAME
RED CROSS Benefit

Winthrop Me. July s.-(SpeciaD-
The Red Cross benefit baseball game
played Saturday afternoon by the busl-
ness men of Winthrop brought out an
audience of pleasure seekers who GER
tainly endowed the unusual spectacle of
seeing the staid business men lay aside
their dignity with the cares of the ev-
cry day world and cavort around the
diamond with all the grace and agility
of the days of their youth. The sa,1e
was advertised to be played between the
North and South sides of Main street
for the championship of Winthrop. but
alas, the championship remains unset
tied for the game resulted in a tie
score of to 8. The scores.