Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-04


in charge Of the station for the past
two years, has been relieved of duty
here and ordered to the radio school
a. Harvard University as an instruc-
tor. The station was erected nearly
three years ago and for several weeks
the owners of the plant were not
known and there we're rumors that it
had been established by the German
government. Later it developed that
the station had been established by
the Homag Wireless Co, a German
concern owning and operating another
station at Tuckerton, Long Island, y.
Y. For a time the station was used
tor receiving messages from Hanover,
Germany, but eventually was placed
under the supervision Of the United
States natal authorities with a naval
radio officer in charge.
Albion G. Tyler Of Machias will be
90 years Of age next October, but he
thought nothing of walking two miles
and back for the purpose of attending
church last Sunday with his son
James A. Of Minneapolis, who is at
home for a visit
The Bath city council has elected
Abram c. Oliver city marshal, to sue
coed the late Charles E. Wallace. MI
Oliver had IA votes, with seven for
Edgar w. Gilman and two for James
a. Hamm.
1t Is seldom that anything so serious
takes place without there being an OPP
portunity for something funny con-
nected Herewith. Note the following
letter received by the exemption
board at Bangor, from drafted man,
who will probably realize a little later
that the matter has a more serious
side than he has yet noticed:
Thanking You for your favor ask
ing me to report for examination, l
wish TO say that after careful consid-
Grafton I have decided not TO enter the
National army at this time
A honeymoon couple, Mr. and Mrs
Charles Slaughter Of Brooklyn, n. Y,
enjoyed tent life on the shores of the
New Meadows Wednesday evening
and were we'll sheltered from the
storm. They arrived in the afternoon
and secured permission from Mrs. Fred
Larrahee to camp in their grove.
They came over from Waldoboro and
in their auto carry light housekeep-
ing equipment. They were up early
Thursday morning cooked their
breakfast, and started at $50 for Port
land. They will proceed across coun-
try to Portland. Ore, having a two
months A. ss'D'
A new cure for rheumatism Is just
now having its share of attention by
the reading public and as it is rather
"a pleasant remedy and said to come
from the metropolis Of our English
allies, here 1t is:
The patient is to live on nothing else
but oranges for the first week, eating
20 to 80 day. During the second and
third weeks he should eat the same
amount Of oranges, adding a small raw
carrot daily. No other food or drink
IL allowed and at the end Of the 81
days (if the patient Is living the rheu-
matism should have largely disap-
peared, according to the supporters Of
the treatment Whether or not these
supporters or the originators Of the
"cure" are orange growers Of the Pacific
coast is not stated on the recipe-but,
as was said. the orange cure is O.
pleasant one
The Rockland navigation school is
feeling very much pleased over the
success Of it's students and the praise
bestowed by visitors and scattering
men upon the work being done. Six
members Of the First class will go to
Bangor this week for their final eX-
aminat!ons and, on passing. will at
once be assigned as mates on merchant
vessels.
These merchant vessels may mean
some Of the monster steamers now in
commission or about to be commits
stoned and it will be noted that men
who have sailed coasting vessels for
years are now taking instruction that
will qualify them for the steamship
business.
An over East farmer we'll expressed
the situation as to help for the farming
operations when he said: With the
help Of mother. the girls. little Johnnie
and the dog. we expect to pull through"
Numerous Bangor people were rem
dered timid by the appearance OF an
"airship" over that city the other night.
until they were assured by the
patient newspaper men who answered
the scores Of telephone calls regarding
1t. that one of those hot-air paper
balloons ives responsible for all the
commotion.
Speaking OF hunting and fishing, the
Lewiston Sun says that Duane Libby.
Willard Libby and Clarence Darling of
Auburn returned recently from a very
successful fishing trip at Maggallo-
way. They brought home the limit of
trout ranging in weight from one to
three pounds. Also they saw several
deer, a large bear and two moose.
Srba,, MANI h&, auto and on their uD-