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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-14

James H. Hillins has purchased Of
Ernest c. Butler the cottage at Lake
wood which he has lately bought -
Mrs. F. L. Parker, also the lot adtoin-
ing upon which he purposes to build a
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-FOUR BEAUTIFULLY LOCATED

GU Z BEAU COCATEU
residential properties, modern, improved,
views OF river. Houses va
rying from FIVE to nine rooms. freplaces.
well water in sink, barn, sheds. and hen
merry. to acres land, fruit apd gardens,
wood and timber. Five minutes from
Hallowell rostofice and car line. Terms
Cali liz Water St, Halloweil. augsd1w
COTTAGE HOUSE WITH STABLE,
greenhouse, acre of land. in East Vassal-
boro, on car line. For particulars. ad-
dress Miss Abbie Lewis, East Vassalboro.
augSdlw'
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as ACRE FARM

windsorville Me. 80 acres moving. Is
pasture Good ! room house and other
buildings Price 5000 if bought in Au-
gust on premises direct from owner. ].
NJ. Shepler. &, augSd1w
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Poirs-P Perry

The marriage of Fedell Poire Of
Rumford and Miss Annie Perry of
Skowhegan occurred Monday morn
ing at st. Mary's Catholic church, nup-
tial mass being said at $50 by FIR J.
Louis A. Renaud. Accompanying the
couple at the altar We're Marcelle Poire
and Miss Miller. The bride Is the
daughter of Charles Perry of Show
hogan and the couple will probably re-
side here.
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To Let-Summer Cottages

FIVE ROOM BUNGALOW ON CAPT.
toll Island after Aug. Is. Inquire of A. W.
Stewart Room 2o2 +. o. augl3dtt
AFTER AUG. %, COTTAGE AT
Ocean Point. D. E. Greenleaf. 172 High
land Avenue, Gardiner, Maine. Tel.
4o5-X. aug1odlw-
FURNISHED COTTAGE. VERY
moderate terms. Finest view of bay and
broad ocean on the coast Of Maine. Mrs.
X. NJ. Brown. Five Islands, Me. jly3ldtf
OLD ORCHARD
To Let or For Sale-Cottages. Roomng
Houses, Hotels, Restaurants. Lunch
Rooms, Stores. Tailor Shop. Manicure
Farlors and Farms. For particulars call
on or write w. NJ. Davis, Old Orchard,
Me. jn30d2mo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-14

Mr.. and. Mrs. n. r. Knowlton Of
Pennington were guests over Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Flynt on
Coburn avenue. Mrs. Lulu Elder of
Waterville was also entertained at the
Flynt home Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-14
Drouin-Vi0ue

Sunday afternoon at 40 there was
solemnized at st. Mary's Catholic
church by FIR. J. Louis, A. Renaude. the
marriage of Arthur Drouin. son OF
Ephraim Drouin, and Miss Ellen Rose
Nigue. daughter Of Eli vigue OF this
town The groom is by occupation a
weaver and the couple will reside here
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Aut0s-Motors, etc.
FORD OWNERS

Cut your fuel expenses In two by using
a "Vaporator' on your car. One gallon
Of kerosene will carry YOU as far as
gallon Of gasoline. Will give a demon
stration at Winthrop village Saturday P.
NJ, Aug. IS. Clement & Taylor. Winthrop.
Maine auR13dlw
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Wanted-Male Help

SALESMAN IN RETAIL SHOE
store. Permanent position to good
salesman who can furnish f1rst class ref-
erences. Address X, care Kenneoec
Journal. Augusta. Me. augl4dtf
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-20

gpnhezS. 20 hope Of cencealment
now. We wait just long enough be-
tween shots to make It hard Tor the
Germans to locate us from the fash Of
the guns. Our engines, with the muf-
flers open to give us all possible speed,
are roaring almost as loudly as the
cannon it seems.
The Boches must be confused. They
haven't fired on us yet. Searchlights
are darting everywhere across the wa
ter and in the sky. Their one object
is to find and destroy us, but they can
not figure out what to look for. They
Of course think we have come in
through the channel, and their power
full rays sweep the entrance to the
harbor and the waters just inside,
while others play owe the surface
from whence We fired our first shots.
They don't expect craft of our size to
attempt such a daring raid.
How much damage we have done
we do not know, but we cease firing
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-20

light DRAFT craft to escape because of
the anchored mines coming to the sur-
face.
The men in each crew have been
carefully selected. They are all In the
best physical condition, good swim
mers, and the Brass Hats (off1cers)
have even made certain that none Of
them has a cold. A sneeze or a cough
might betray us. Despite this, the
damp, chilly night air makes one Of
the men In our boat e suddenly.
1t sounds to us like the crash of a
mine. l don't see why it didn't take
the top Of the fellows head off. Our
finely made motors, Of course. were
muflled until you could not distinguish
their purr ten feet away.
"A thousand yards or SO and Wen be
across the fields" says the Brass Hat
in our boat. He has it figured down
pretty fine. Now we are Swimming
W a bar, where q heavier boat could
not 60.
Discover Enemy Destroyers.
We strain our eyes ahead to catch
the white CLEAN of the wake Of our
leading craft and stare behind to make
out the white bow wave of the one
following us. 1t is the only way we
a keep ourselves in line.
Presently 1 pick up out Of the black
ness of the night a patch Of something
that Is even blacker. A ripple runs
down my spine. The great moment
has arrived. This Is not like chasing
a submarine which is trying to hide
and which you can almost run circles
around. 1t is more like six mosquitoes
tackling a band Of giants. IL ever
crushed to jelly.
I point out the black patch to the
Brass Hat. He strains through his
night glasses, then hands them to me.
Destroyer he says.
The term is well applied, and I real
lie for the first time what destructive
power one Of these slick sea fighters
has. She is running without lights.
We wonder in whispers whether the
other craft have sighted her. There is
no way for us to signal them. The
man standing at the wheel throws her
W a little to starboard, following
the white wake of the boat ahead
Of Us.
"They see her." says the Brass Hat
next. They're circling in"
A glance astern shows us that our
followers have observed the change in
our course. I do not know how far
we are from that destroyer. In the
dark she looms so big that 1t seems We
must be going to Craze her.
There Is a lurid stab of red in the
darkness ahead-a d%eafening roar-the
smell of battle is in our nostrils. The
leaders three incher has barked. Ours
barks at almost the same time. Ours
has bitten. for we can see the fash Of
the explosion as the shell falls on
board the destroyer. That is better
luck than We had looked for.
The Searchlights Scour the Sea.
The flashes have shown us other
craft-destroyers, patrol boats and
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-20

true that tie Germans must have ~
Allied what occurred on the drst expe-
lition, and they YER ready. The ele-
ment Of surprise, which saved us III
| from going to Kingdom come, was alb
sent.
The officer in command Of the one
which was not destroyed cruised
around in the glare of the searchlights
until he had gathered In every living
thing that sti1l struggled in the water
a mans job in that searching glare OF
light and hail Of shells.
The Hero.
1.-The sky was red over his head
said n Of the men he picked up,
because of the vast number of illu-
minating bombs and rockets the Huns
were using. besides the searchlights
and the shells that were bursting.
There was light enough to take a NOV
ing picture of the scene.
ANY human being would have run,
but that chaps q devil or a god. He
shouted orders to his men as though
he were at maneuvers and fished us
out Of the water with a boat hook as
coolly as If he were merely picking up
q buoy and couldn't understand what
all the racket was about.
After he got me or board I saw
him fall with the blood squirting from
his leg. He grabbed a bit Of rope,
made a t%ourniquet himself, using the
barrel Of his revolver to twist it tight,
and directed the work until he had all
Of us or board.
"How we eve penetrated that bar
r1er Of fire and lead and steel I don't
know, but we came through and limp
ed into port under our own power"
As l say, l was not on this expedi-
ton, and what few details other than.
those I heard I am not at liberty to,
tell.
Well, to go back to the monitor. We
all went aboard and were given break
fast. In the ward n Of the
officers told us some interesting things
about their work.
"These tubs" he explained, referring
to the monitors, "are not armored. We
carry heavy guns forward, and the bar
bette is the only part of the craft that
is protected by armor plate.
"An along the coast we have buoys
anchored to mark fire positions. We
cruise along, pick up n Of the buoys
and let 60 a few shots. OF course We
know the range and where the German
forts and batteries are, although We
can't see them. Sometimes we have
Aydroplanes observing for us, so that
We a tell whether we're on the tar
get, but we have been doing it SO long
and we have the coast SO well plotted
and the buoys 20 carefully planted that
it's mostly a matter of mathematics.
Its all very impersonal. We drop
q few shells into a harbor or fort, then
move on to a new position and drop q
few more.
"The Germans don't seem to have
any planes along the coast here, and
they aren't able to reply with any &C.
curacy whatever, for they can't see u,
rs We always pick a day with a slight
mist Of haze or operate at night.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-20

to b coming from = Sunboat. II 10
hits her he will b lucky, for It II im-
possible for rs to see anything.
We can hear the "woomph-woOmph"
Of shells dropping into the water
around us. We have made up N
minds that it is all over, but two Ct
the other boats, not being blinded by
the searchlights, turn their IRE On our
tormentor. If the Germans hold on
US we are gone, but they seem to be
in a frenzy, and while they sweep
round, trying to pick up the other craft,
we change our course, and they do not
seem able to find us again. They fire
on every stick OF driftage and spar
that darkens the surface Of the H.
Illuminated water.
Out Over the Dangers Of the Mines.
When the rising sun began to streak
the sky we were safe. Way of to port
lay the monitor we had passed the
night before, and the Brass Hat, in
command of the expedition, signaled
us to run over to her and take &C.
count.
The monitor was n of a type much
the war, mounting heavy guns forward
in an armored turret. The guns were
made in America, and most of, the
monitors were named after American
generals.
They were used on work that took
them constantly into the mine fields,
and for that reason they must have
| special protection against mines and
torpedoes. Just how this is accom-
plished 1 do not feel at liberty to tell,
but because of it an amusing incident
occurred. The first motor launch was
running at rather low speed In toward
the monitor, SO as to come alongside.
All of a sudden we saw her sort of
| climb out Of the water, bow first, heel
over and lie there as though she had
run up on a bar.
A couple of "matloes" (sailors) on
the deck Of the monitor began swear
ing at the crew, and every man in the
M. L. was thrown of his feet by the
shock which stopped the boat. The
| swearing was uOC cOuuucu " Iuc HULL
itor's men. The N. L. had run high
and dry on to the shelf which forms
a part of the more or less intricate
protection against torpedoes and mines
that modern monitors carry. They had
to use a crane to get her of.
Well, we had roll cali and found
only one man slightly hurt. A bit Of
shell had struck him In the shoulder.
A piece the size Of a mans palm was
Embedded in the side Of n Of the
M. LIS. We had got of mighty lucky.
l might say. here that later six 9TH
er boats made the experiment again.
and only one got back to England, so
it isn't such a soft assignment. In
that single craft were all the men
from the FIVE launches who had sur
vived the hell they ran into. And
there was plenty of room, for those
who had been lost we're many.
Under orders the survivors of that
raid refrained from telling what &C.
tually hannencd, but in general It is
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-20

moving D~.. - TunOoats ana patr0l
craft and freckled with q series of
land batteries which make tho experts
say It would be mathematically impos-
sible to smash into the naval bases
from the sea side.
The British government prefers to
keep his name secret for the present,
so it would lot be policy for me to
divulge it. When he put the idea up
to the commander of the base he said
right away:
II don't want to lose more than six
boats. If you al get six crews to
volunteer for the service 60 ahead. l
won't order anybody on a raid like
that
Six times six crews volunteered, but
only six were allowed to 60. We
chug-chugged out Of Dover just before
shutdown. every man with a lifebelt
strapped under his shoulders, petrol
tanks filled to the last drop, ammuni-
ton In every available space and every
motor thoroughly inspected down to
the last screw.
We were thinking only Of what a
time we were going to give the Boches.
The boys that wigwagged "Goodby' to
us believed they had seen us for the
last time, but wished they were with
us just the same. Straight for q GER
tain selected spot on the Belgian coast
fell we couldn't even see our own
boats. There wasn't SO much as a pin
point Of light showing on any Of the
craft. Every one wore dark uniforms.
and every once in awhile when we'd
crowd ON a little more speed there
would suddenly loom up right ahead
the dark hull Of the boat we were fol-
lowing and we'd almost be aboard her.
The men at the wheels had to have
their nerve with them.
Over the Mine Fields.
The chap who had proposed the raid
we might as well call him Jones,
which is not his name-had figured out
the tide conditions to a nicely, and on
this particular night we were having
the fullest high water of the autumn.
Just before we ran into the mine fields
we passed a British monitor, about
which I will have more to say later,
anal r'."n began the real work Of the
expedii5p
As every one knows, some mines are
set 30 that they rise and fall with the
tide and re. 'ain always a certain dis
lance below the surface of the water,
and If we didn't hit one of these 1t
would be merely a matter Of luck.
There Were thousands of mines all
around US, and there was no earthly
way of telling where any of them
were
As for the mines which are anchored
always the same distance above the
bottom Of the sea, we were counting
on the extra high tide to take us over
these. At least Jones had figured that
1t would.
There is no moon. We dash along
full speed ahead, for we must run in.
accomplish our task and run out again
before that tide GIBBS enough to make
It next to impossible for even our
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-20

The Gunner Fires Into the Sourcs Of
the Light.
and double back, waiting until we are
out of the zone from which we start
ed to fight.
! do not suppose any Of the Huns
ever thought of the little motor launch
es. They seem jumpy in their nerves,
Judging by the way they handle the
searchlights. Probably they think
some new engine of warfare is attack
ing them, like the tanks which so sur
prised them in the trenches one fine
day.
Umph! Suddenly I am blinded. I
think for q hundredth Of q second that
I am shot, and my head is splitting. It
is a searchlight, the rays full and
square in my eyes. The gunner fires
into the source Of the light II aeems
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-20
No. ;
A Motor Launch Raid
on the Belgian Coast
By
A SEA SLUG,
British Service Name For Crews
of Submarine Chasers.
Copyright. 1917. by the Bell Syn
dictate, Inc.
PROLOGUE.

The author N this series Of four arti-
Giles is q young american, 1cho has spent
most of his time since the 1rnr started
~ith the British pdtrOt feet, taking On
important part IN helping to organi-c
that branch Of the serUice knOWn as
the Sea Slngs.
He has accumulated q remarkable
collection of anecdotes incident to this
erciting branch OF the sCrVice, and
many Of these Ucre personal adVcn-
lures in Whtch he took part and aohich
make n of the stirring narratives to
come out of the War. He recently re-
turned to the United States to assist
the American Macy IN organizing the
same branch of the service and should
be of great vdlue because of his eTperi-
erce abroad. SO far as kno1Dn, he Is the
only American to serVe aCith the British
patrol prior to the adUcnt of the United
States destroyer fotila IN British Wa-
tiers. OF course rome of hts experiences,
of military vdlue to the enemy, cannot
be related. At the request of the service
publication of his nGme Is Wtthheld.
TT Is better that I do not mention the
name Of the Sea Slug who con-
ceived the idea Of q motor launch
raid on the coast of Belgium-that part
Of the coast held by Germany. Dor.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-04-06

Notice is hereby giyep that on Monday.
qun1i.on Bank and Trust Company. the
Adm!listrator Of the Estate % Charles
TIE Exscutrix 81 The Estate oi James b.
the AdHinistratrix with Will Annexed,
Of the Estate Of Cyprien Rpuviere. de.
c Gee Ill appear before the ,9qdse 81
Eoq IT, q hs 0o ~ Honss In
Colorado. ct ten O'Clock IA. the forenoon
81 said day and present their accounts for
anal settlement and pray the approval Of
the, same and ask to be discharged. ~
Which time and place any per:on ~ 10.
sns s re- e. and objections
Notice = also hereby given that ,applI-
Of said Charles w. Shipman decessed,
will on said date hereinbelore men
s ss.S. or ., !. - any time e whch tss
sSccertslr and dsterMtps who are the heir.
and e such. entitled 70 Inherit any lands.
tenements. hereditaments or other pre-
sfs e s e Il tns e
". Shipmsn, dscesssd. and enter : b:
persons claiming TO be heirs e law 81
satd decessed may appear and present
WITNESS, Clifford H. stons, Judge
and Acting Clerk 81 the County Court
In the State Of Colorado, and the seal 81
said Court this srd day Of April. A. D..
i1EAL, CLIFFORD H. STONE,
Judge and Acting Clerk.
First pub. Apr. 9. 1917: Last pub. May Ali
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-04-06

to move. Plans for the necessary build
ing are now being considered.
J. d. MILLER Ranchman-The ranch
business looking the best. The grass 10
starting, chickens laying, and cattle
looking fine. Good prices for anything
. fanchnan has to sell.
C. d. ADAMS business 10 running
favorably compared with last year. The
outlook shout the same. Cannot zee ~
there 10 much indications Of greatly
improved business in the furniture line.
The sewer problem will help some.
What helps few. helps Ill.
JOE AcDERhorT (Blacksmith)- lin
my line Of work there 10 large increase
and expect that the trade this season
will be much larger. Will have to EN-.
ploy more help than has ever been neces-
sary before.
A. C. MILLER (Dry Goods) : Business
IL better than the first three months
last year. 1t would be still better IL We
could get the merchandise-no . ques-
ton Of price. but Of getting the stock.
Certainly everyone 10 doing business
moro than for years previous:
8. p. SPENCER First National Bank)
Our business was never better. Coun-
~ resources coming TO the front, busi.
ness hes got to be better.
DIR. RAY C. VAN AIKEN { Dentist My
business 10 good and doing better all the
time. Have nothing but praise TO offer
for Gunnison's futqre.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-04-06

ITO each bride and to each baby born
We give D. A. r. spoon. Our par
capita tax for the fund to purchase
land near Continental Hall has been paid
promptly.
"The motto Of our Chapter, ITO make
the future worthy Of the past, requires
devotion to the present." tells Of tie
spirit and purporse with which we act.
Thru interest in our work, two Chap
ters Of Sons and one Child OF the Amefi-
can Revolution have come into existence.
| think it will only be short time
before . Chapter of the Sons will BE-
formed in Gunnison.
In the way Of social pleasures I
mention the open meetings, . gentle
mans evening. to which our husbands
and sweethearts were invited, another,
the annual sermon at the Presbyterian
church.
ION the 18th Of March we celebrated
our birthday with luncheon at Laveta
hotel.
I'VE think that We have had year
full OF profitable work and much pleas
ure and We look forward to bigger and
batter things In the year to come.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-04-06
Nsties Il AAjss..e.t Day

Notice 10 hereby given that on Monday,
the md day, o. Nay a. d: 1911, Frank d.
y ths sS14, q s sss
k:tsss d Frank Wssiey. deceased: VII I'll
attend before the Judge OF the County
Court atthe Court House IN Gunnison Il
the County. Of Gunnison, Colorado, at ten
O'clock II The forenoon q said day ior The
g which time all Persogs havipe clsiHs
and demanat against either Of said Es-
sent the same 20 the Court All persons
indebted TO either OF said Estates are re-
oYe5ssa e Y9Ee tmpsdiste payment.
Actipg Clerk Of the County Court within
and for the County Of glnnison. Ia the
Court this eth day'of April. A. b. isii.
(sEAL) CLIFFORD H. STONE
Judge and Acting Clerk.
First publication. April 0. 1917
Last publication. May l.i9i7
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-04-06
Commissioners TAKE IMPOR-
TAnT ACTION on ROAD MATTERS

The regular meeting Of the county
commissioners WAS held al the court
house Monday, April End, with Messrs.
Whslen, Miller, and Mcdonald preeent.
1t was decided to appropriate the ex.
penses Of the county superintendent to
attend the state meeting of the county
superintendents, which takes place in
Denver, April 4th to the 7th. The coun.
~ commissioners were authorized to &C.
cept $31 IS from F. H. Brown, for tax
title to the Golden Lode mining claims
situated in the Elk Mountain district.
Petition Of Sam Hartman for abate-
ment Of taxes, approved.
On motion 100 copies Of the Easter
Edition Of the News Champion, edited
by the Ladies' Aid Society Of the Meth.
edist church, was purchased. same to
be used for advertising purposes thru
out the county.
After allowing the usual bills, approv-
ing reports, etc., the important matter
Of road appropriations was gone into.
Rood Commissioner Wiley presented .
comprehensive report showing the taxes
collected BY school districts Ia each Of
the three commissioners districts. This
report 10 Of great interest, but too long
to get In this special edition, 20 Il will
appear In full next week. However, The
commissioners adopted II practically -
presented, the plan being 70 allow each
district seventy.five per cent Of it, tax
money. and hold twenty i've per cent in
reserve to do special work. build bridges,
construct new roads and aid districts
where much road work 10 required on
thru routes and little money collected
there.
The state appropriation Of 5000 IL
distributed BY order Of the State High.
way Commission - follows: Blue mesa,
$1,000; Crested Butte Somerset road;
s.. $50: Somerset Marble. 81. 800; Mon
arch pass, 5000: Cochetope pass, $50
Black mesa, $3.50; lola and Powderhorn,
$3.50.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-04-06
M0l(rROsE

Pride Of Mootross and San Juan Best
ars both . blended bard end soft
wheat dour and should give the same
( rssalts - any 'of the best grades Of
Colofsdu Aeur. 0nr Rising Star L .
soft wheat flour Every sack 10 guar
antssd. When ordering flour demand
Of your grocer Pride Of Mousroes,
San Juan Best Of Rising Star. All
leading grocers on the Western Stops
carry our hour in stock.
The MoNrRosR Flour MILLING Co.