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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
GOT THE BUCK
Is Year-Old Roothbay Boy Faces
Charging Deer.
(Boothbay Register, Nov. 20,

Boothbay Register, Nov, 30)
Armed with a small shot gun such
as boys might take out for rabbits.
l3-year-old Kenneth Gray. son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Gray of Back Mar
rows got buck last Saturday tina,
might have got him instead. For
the BOY had fired at a doe and missed
her when the buck charged at him
and a 7-year-old companion in the
woods and in wild anger and only the
older boys courage, steadiness and
quick wit saved the youngsters from a
possible sad fate.
The two boys went into the woods
near the younger boys home in T.,
Edgecomb, the Gray boy armed with
a small 28-guage shot gun. They,
came upon doe and the older bow
told the younger boy to hide in the
underbrush and keep still. The
youngster, whose name is Pinkham.
and who is a son of Mrs. Lewis
Gray did as told. The older bow
fired once at the doe and missed
The next thing he knew the buck
appeared. took a look and started head
on for the boys. The Gray boy
brought his shot gun to his shoulder
and when the big deer came near
enough for a sure shot he fired.
The deer plunged few steps and
fell struggling. The boy unafraid
OF the tossing deer, but afraid he
might yet get up and away, ran to
him, got astride to hold him down
and quickly fastened small chain
he had in his pockets around the
struggling feet. The aim, however.
had been quite true and the deer, hit
about the heart, succumbed.
1t was some proud boy who told
the people at the house of his big
game hunt, They took the buck
out and the youngster has taken in
number of dollars from the sale of
the venison. He has stocked I'D with
more shells and expressed his deter
mination to get another deer The ;
father, however, put his foot down on
that, saying he had no $50 that he
wanted to pay out for the lads fine.
The youngster will wait for another
year. when he may not be so fortu-
nate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11

been patented; tho Myers Life Boat
Raft. 1t is many times superior to
anything that has been invented in the
shape Of a life raft. A company has
been formed and we will soon be max
ing the RATS on large scale. I OK
pect to get something out of this in
vention for 1 have not let someone else
have my patent and I have the con-
trolling interest in the company of all
my inventions to make 1t. So far 1
have received very little. but others
have been made rich by them.
We spent some little time talking to
Mr.. Myers about his early life and his
inventions and he feels 1t, to think he
was so easy to let others get all the
benefit of his early work. Mr.. Myers
has raised large family and has two
daughters who are teaching in the Lu-
bee schools. He has been keeper of
the channel light for a number OF years
and before coming to this job he was
master of a vessel and has sailed to
many foreign ports.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
JIM COOK, LUBEC,
KNOWS WIRELESS

James f. Cook of Lubec has been
appointed clerk in the war department
at Washington, d. c. He took the civil
service examination May IS at Calais:
in September he received notice Of his
passing. and short time ago was or
dered to report on Dec. at civilian
personal division, Washington, ID. c.
Mr.. Cook was a member of the
graduating class of 1916. Lubec High,
and was liked by all. He was honored
by the class and his professor (Mr.
Gatto) for his ability in wireless teleg-
raphy and electricity
During the first of his Senior year
the professor say young Cook was
very well learned in electricity and
thus had his services in the labora-
tory number of times erecting and
adjusting the electrical apparatus.
In physics. when the class came to
the subject of wireless telegraphy, Mr..
Cook was the teacher. He had prepared
a series of papers including the des-
crlption of the apparatus and wireless
theory. The professor allowed him two
1ull days to deliver lecture.
Mr.. COOK installed a wireless an
paratus in his home at the beginning
OF his Junior year, constructing a
greater part of it himself, and aston
lshed his neighbors with the work
that his apparatus could do, getting
messages every day and night from the
great government station at Arlington.
Va.
During the time the German sub
marine Deutschland was making her
trips from Germany to the United
States, Mr.. Cook was the first one who
received the news Of her first trims
arrival In this country.
one day after returning from school
Mr.. Cook went to his wireless room
and on doing so he picked up an S. O.
,. message which came from a Canal
ian cutter directing another to the
scene OF capsized vessel which Law
helpless just outside of Campobello
Island a few miles from Mr.. Cooks
home.
MI Cook has made several experi-
ments on wireless telegraphy. In ono
experiment he was able to obtain y
lar sized sparkle during a snow storm.
After graduating he taught a conn
try school one term, and later accented
Grammar school. Answering the
governments call for clerks at Wash
lngton. ID. c., he at once took the ex-
animation and later resigned his nos,-
ton as principal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
ENERGIES FROM CHAOS
All R e lie f Agencies
Are Systematically at
Work in Halifax

Halifax, n. s. Dec 10.-Daybreak
today found Halifax rapidly emerging
from, the chaos into which the city was
plunged by the explosion last Thurs
day. The successive snow and rain
storms which followed the disaster
greatly hampered all efforts to al
leviate the suffering thousands of in
jured and homeless people. but the re-
turn of fair weather yesterday made
possible more systematic work.
All relief agencies have now been
co-ordinated Enough doctors and
nurses have reached the city to take
care of the hospital duties. A consid-
cradle quantity of supplies already has
arrived and more are en- the way. so
that the danger of famine has been
averted and there is ample clothing
for all. These supplies must be care
fully conserved, however. and the au-
tnorities today We're doing then best
to enforce the requests issued yester-
day that non-residents not here on ur-
gent business should leave the city and
that others should not come here FOR
the present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
18TH CO., C. A. c.,
OATES BACK TO
18TH CENTURY

The 18th Co, now at Fort Baldwin
9th Co, c. a. CD, has history
which reaches back over rs years. 1t
was organized in 1894 as Light Battery
X" Became Battery a." 18th Regi-
ment of Artillery, March, 1921. Desig-
mated 37th Company. Coast Artillery
Corps, June 25, 1900. Became $rd Com
pany, Fort Mckinley, July |, 1915, 18th
Company, Portland since August lst,
1917.
Took part lS3J-lS42 in Seminole In
dian War, in Florida. Battles of
Fort Drane. August u, 1886; Whahoo
Swamp, November u. 1896: A-ha-pap-
ka Lake, January 49, 1887; Watchee
Laster, January -, 1887; Lake Okeehe-
bee, December. 1881; Lara -hat-chee.
January "a, 1898.
Took part in Battles of Monterey,
September "a, 1916; Buena Vista, Feb
ruary %. 1916; Siege of Vera Cruz,
March g. 1S41; Cerreo Gordo, April IS,
1S47; Contreras, August II. 1917; Che
pultepec, September 12-12 1871; Siege
of Puebla.
Took part in Battles of Rappahan-
mock, March rs. 1862; Chickahominy,
May 20, 1862; White Oaks Swamp, May
$3.50, 1862; Fair Oaks Station, May, so
81, 1862; Mechanics vile. June &C. 1862;
Fredericksburg, December 1913. 1862;
Charlottesville, May IL, 1863; Thoro-
fare Gap, June %, 1868; Gettysburg,
July 10. 1863.
CThis battery was the famous Cush-
:pS'S Battery which held the high wa
ter mark, objective of Pickett's charge.
This battery was Lieutenant Pickett s
Seminole Indian War, and the same
battery was largely responsible for de-
feating General Pickett in his supreme
effort at Gettysburg. Killed. Lieuten-
ants Gushing and Milne SO enlisted
men. Lost % horses: guns and linn
each time. Fired $3.50 rounds)
Sulphur Springs Virginia october
II, 1869; Wilderness, May so 1864;
Bristol Station. piney Woods May g.
1864; Sheridans Raid, May IS. 1864;
RichmC nd, April 1-2. 1860.
Took part in Battle of Lava Beds,
April -, 1873 During Spanish War
Washington, y. G. Has been stationed
in Alabama. California. Connecticut,
Florida, Massa chusetts, Michigan,
North Carolina, Oregon Wyoming,
Utah Washington, ID. c.. Fort Brady,
Fort Icavenworth, Kansas, Sitka,
alaska, Fort Washington. san Fran
cisco, Cal, Fort Mckinley. Maine.
Now at Fort Baldwin Maine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
ST. JOHN NURSES ARE
AIDING HALIFAX INJURED

st. John, n b., Dec. Disbursements
were made today for the departure dur
ing the day of 80 nurses from this CITY
ana other points in New Brunswick for
volunteer relief work in Halifax
Survivors who have come here continue
to tell Of Incidents Of the most grue
some character. Many of the victims.
although horribly mutilated. were able 70
make their way to nearby homes where
they obtained help. The bodies carried IN
great sledloads to the morgues were idep-
tilted by numbers
Edward Davis, blind boy at the Hall
TAX School for the Blind, told of the ex
ceilent work done by the sightIess chill
dren there in caring for the injured. Their
sensitive hands enabled them to plav an
important part in relieving smering.
}. Duggan, formerly Of Rockland. Me.
who lives on Stairs street, half 4 mil,
from the waterfront, said that he h;s
Wlle ana two others We're the ONLY sur
Vivors OF IL persons who had occupied the
mouse. lie was in bed when the first
shock came. He jumped up ana turnad
TO help his wife. The window was blown
IN and second later the roof fell. jniur-
ing them both. Mr. Duggan's motber VIC
badly hurt and was taken to a hospitaI
A piece of ship, possibly the Mont Blanc
came through the roof of'the house. Mr.
Duggan' who was on his way TO Maine
with his wife, carried this with him as
souvenir.
Mr.. Barranca, the Cuban consul here,
on instructions from the Cuban secretary
Of state has gone to Halifax 10 make
inquiries as to the fate Of the Cuban co,-
sulate and vice consul in that city. Thus
far no trace Of them has been found
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
HUNS FAIL
Continued from Page Onel
without improving his position.
Description of Situation

This description of the situation Is
given:
General Conrad has sacrificed hun
dredS of thousands OF his best soldiers
in assaults preceded by unprecedented
artillery preparation and today the
position Of the Austro- Germans, while
not improved by the progress made is
in fact more unfavorable to them than
at the beginning of the offensive be-
cause of the difficulties of revictualing
the troops, it being necessary for the
invaders to transport all the water to
their positions. The heavy snowfalls of
the season will also asgravate the
hardships of the enemy and threatens
the lines of communication.
1T may be stated, therefore. that the
Central Powers have failed TO obtain
their concrete general objective, name
ly, to break through our lines and lead
the victorious armies into the plains Of
Italy, where they expected to find
comfortable shelter during the winter
months. Such failure is due TO stag
gering losses which our soldiers were
able to inflict upon the INVADERS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
COMING EVENTS

Dec. 11-Maine Automobile Association
annual meeting at $780, Lewiston.
Dec. 11-Supreme court, law term. All
gusta.
Dec. 11-United States District court,
Portland
Dec. 11-1+Maine State Poultry Associa-
ton, Portland
Dec. 12-Publc Utilities Commission
hearing on complaint Of William Gilmore
ct ais VS.. Cumberland County =. & L. Co
regarding Westbrook car service, at court
house, Portland.
Dec. 12-Publc Utilities Commission
hearing on complaint Of r. NJ. Lewsen ct
ais VS.. Cumberland County Z. 6, l.. Co,
regarding Cape Elizabeth car fares. court
house, Portland.
Dec. 12-MunicipaI election, Auburn.
Dec. Injecting Of Governor and Coun-
Gil.
Dec. 7-A+Red Cross membership cam
paign week.
Dec. 1s-9o-Maine State Grange, Lewis
ton.
Dec. 1s-a-Freeport Poultry Association,
Freeport.
Dec. 1e-A-state contest for Boys and
Girls Clubs, Orono.
Jan. 2-S-Bangor Poultry Assoca tion,
Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
COURT OF INQUIRY
TO OPEN WEDNESDAY

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. l0.-Justice Drysdale.
admiralty judge of the Nova Scotia SUI
preme court, will preside at the court of
inquiry which will investigate me Halifax
disaster, it was officially announced here
today The preliminary sitting will be
held at Halifax Wednesday.
Two marine assessors, Capt. l. A De-
ners' dominion wreck commissioners ana
Acting Captain Walter Hose of the naval
service, will assist Justice Drysdale w
A. Hendry will act as counsel for +h.,
government.
AS majority OF the members of the
ere" OF the Mont Blanc and the limo are
frehch or Belgians, Louis D'Ornano, one
OF the ofhcials' had been named inter
prefer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
NEW BEDFORD BOY
KILLED IN ACTION

New Bedford, Mass, Dec. 1o-The
British war office today notified Mrs
Margaret Pomiret of the death of her
son, Lance Corporal Benjamin Pom
fret of the Kings Own Regiment. who
was killed in action in France Cor
poral Pomfret was % years old. He
enlisted at the beginning of the war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11

not sinking fast enough and that an ex-
piosion was imminent The captain of
the Belgian relief ship. which had its
steam up ard was about ready to pro-
coed out Of the harbor, took 100 to
/ chance and risked the lives OF him
self and his men in an attempt to ram
the Mont Blanc and sink her before the
flames reached the munitions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11

Abraham Coppersmith Of Portland,
driving Ford car through Maine
street, kennebunk late Thursday was
stopped by local authorities, Constable
d. p Greenleaf making the arrest,
charging Coopersmith with transport
ing liquor to Portland search of
the car disclosed a wholesale assert
ment of spirits including So pint bottles
of whiskey, "a quart bottles of
whisky, IA half pints Of whisky and
six bottles of lager beer. Copper
smiths heavily burdened auto was mo-
ticed by Sheriff Joseph Clark of Wells
as it passed through that town and
the sheriff telephoned Constable Green
leaf. He was taken before Trial JUS
tice Harold Bourne at Kennebunk and
ball was fixed at $500 for his appear
ance at the January term Of court at
SacO.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
AUSTRIA INDIGNANT
Over Charge that She Is
Vassal of Germany

Amsterdam, Dec. Recommending
on the declaration of war by the Unit
ed States against Austro- Hungary, the
Budapest Poster Lloyd, according to a
Cologne Gazette dispatch from the
Hungarian capital, declares it is a
falsehood and an insult to assert that
Austria-Hungary is vassal Of Ger
many.
The unbearable presumption which
marks President Wilson's messages
reaches a climax in this strangest and
most irresponsible of war declara
tions," says the newspaper. If Presi-
dent Wilson has an ear for words of
pride and honor he may learn from the
speeches of Count Andrassy, Count
Tisza and Count Czernin that the rela-
tionship of the allied central powers is
quite other than vassalage Free
states and free born peoples, they have
never inquired whether one did not
give too much or the other too little"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11

that position when the steamer. was eX-
amined later. The body vi the pilot,
William Hayes, was found along the
shore near the hulk and it is thought
that he was blown from the dock.
Every man above deck was killed.
When the Y essel struck the beach the
survivors rushed up from beneath
decks and scrambled ashore. Thirty
one men escaped. Naval relief parties
found them wandering about in the
brush
In railway yards scores of men la
bored today to re-establish communi-
cations where the tracks were washed
out by the tidal wave which swept in
after the explosion occurred. These
waters left dead fish and other evil
dences of marine life embedded at the
base of the cliff overlooking the yards
On the shore less than 200 yards
away lies the war-gray prov of a
steamer-all that is left Of the Mont
Blanc. To the right. over on the
Dartmouth shore, hard aground. but
seemingly not in bad shape, lies the
limo, the Norwegian Belgian relief ship
which collided with the French boat
To the left few sunken piles and
one distorted steamer. slammed bod
lily against a mass Of wreckage, which
had once been a dock, was all that
was left of piers 6, !, and ?.
1t was to these that the fire chief and
his deputy and men came when the alarm
of fire was turned in. Soldiers also sur
ried to the scene, Searchers say that at
one point they found at least % bodies of
men who. though stripped of clothing,
were evidently military men, as khaki
rags were picked up in the vicinity.
A few blackened timbers along the
track to the left represent the Richmond
station, where every employe was killed
Or the yardmen, not 10 per cent. remains
of 20 spare trainmen, not 10 had reported
foI duty this morning. The mass Of
wrecked and twisted rolling stock in the
Richmond yard represents some 400
freight cars and 20 or SO passenger
coaches have been temporarily placed out
of commission
Searching for Bodies
Less than a hundred yards away yolun-
teers searched the ruins of houses for
bodies. With sledgehammers. pickaxes,
crowbars and levers of all kinds, they
tugged at the twisted wreckage
Across the street law a heavy wagon
turned upside down. one of the horses
had been killed with what seemed to be
plate from the Mont Blanc. Nearby
where had been foundry, there Is a
tumble of bricks and brightly burning
pile of coal marks the tomb of 40 men
who met death at bench and lathe
An old man worked aimlessly over the
wreckage of what had been his home He
threw to one side an 4 rtificial limb
That, he said, seeming to think the
incident required explanation, belonged
to the ledger downstairs. He won't need
It any more. When my wife heard that
the boat might blow up, she went to our
daughters place on the hill where-you
can see the place, still smoking. She
and the daughter and four children we're
burned up It's funny / should find this
cork leg undamaged."
Virtually the entire congregation of st
Josephs church was either killed or in
Jured in the explosion, it developed to-
day. The edifice is in ruins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
People Breathe freer

epting without reservation the
10y statement that no other NUM-
" nn'rs are in port, the people
N''"ed freer tonight Nothing has
te" more cheering to the city than
~ assurance of substantial aid from
United States. There was ap-
h.@uN' with each announcement at
,,,ulu"rters that money, food and
Ipp''es were on the way from various
american cities.
me Novta Scotia Steel Co. sent a
,'N'hS outfit with so men and a car
- 'oois' The men will sleep and ca,
m we Train and give their working
~ Tree to the city. The coal COM
naHE adopted the same system which
&c commended by the reconstruction
n".'n''tee as the most practical yet
suggested.
The Destroyed Area
IN, ne area completely destroyed in
"'aA' taking Goads plan as guide,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
Arrest German Residents

By direction OF the military authOfl-
tics, the police today arrested a score
of German residents. There was no
explanation as to the reason for the
order. The officials said it was not due
to the discovery of new evidence bear
ing on the explosion on the munition
ship in the harbor Thursday.
After investigation six of the prison
ers were released and the others were
locked up at the county Jail
Full liberty had been allowed Ger
mans heretofore, the only stipulation
being that they report once month
To tho militia uthOritieS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11

Story of LIMOS Men
The limo was proceeding down the
harbor toward the sea when the Mont
Blanc was seen coming toward the
limo, apparently steaming for the Bed
ford Basin The French vessel was on
the Dartmouth side of the NarroWs
She blew two blasts of the whistle, in
dicating that she was going to star
board. The limo replied with two
blasts. The Mont Blanc replied and
the crew of the Imo thought they
could pass in safety. but the distance
between the two vessels was too short
and the Imo rammed the Mont Blanc
on the starboard side Neither vessel
appeared to be seriously damaged by
the collisio After they separated the
Mont Blanc headed for one of the city
piers. 1t was the shippers intention,
the crew believed. to get into shallow
water to nd out exactly what dam
age had been done to his ship
The seamen received the first warn
ing of danger when they saw chemical
flames leaping from the decks of the
Mont Blanc. Then the explosion came
The limo, caught in the tidal wave, rid
ing on it's crest, was hurled on the
rocky beach. The sailors declared no
attempt was made to leave the ship
until she struck and that every man
standing on the bridge and his head
was blown of The wheelman was at
his post and his body was found in
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-26
FIERCE BATTLE RACES NEAR SEA
JURY WAS OUT
 FIFTY-ONE HOURS

ceal her joy, while tears of actual delight streamed down her face, she kissed her lawyers and all the jurors, somewhat to the pleased em- barrassment of some of them. Mum erous men around congratulated the music teacher and her gratitude was most obvious and wholesome to .0ok at. The strain was too much for Mrs. Hammerberg, sister of Mrs Mooney, and before the verdict was read she collapsed in court.
 The verdict after the jury had been out fifty-one hours came, with out any doubt as surprise to both sides as it was made almost certain that q verdict would not be reached.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-26
HAIG REPORTS BIG
 FIGHT SEA SECTOR

rited and very violent counters they were finally driven back to their own trenches. The fighting did not end there although almost all last night artillery fire kept up a terrific rain of shells upon both positions.
 This morning the fierce fighting was renewed and that notwithstand- ing the heavy rain and thunder storms that prevailed practically all day. Haig also says that towards the afternoon while the infantry attacks of the British were pro- ceeding the German air flotilla at tackled the British lines oith the result that the fighting in the air
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-26

assumed gigantic dimensions with heavy losses on both sides.
 The artillery fire of the Germans was compulsorily suspended while this fighting m the air was going on for mastery of position and the inability of the airmen to report the result of the bombardment or the proper position for the longer range higher powered guns. Haig pays a great compliment to the daring of the British and Belgian airmen whose work, he said, has been un- equalled in his experience of the fighting on the west. The British are pushing ahead is The final word ill the Haig report.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-26
"SNOWBIRD" AT DREAM.

One of the greatest features ever presented in the Dream "The Snow bird" will be shown tonight. Featur- ing Mabel Taliaferro, James Cruze, of $1,0O0,O00 Mystery fame and Edwin Carewe and in six massive parts this play is considered one of the Metro Co.'S best. The story starts in New York and then goes to the Northern woods of Canada, and deals with the heroine Miss Taliaferro attempts to procure lost deed from her fathers partner nick named in the wood as "The Beast. This northern picture with perfect detail, and thrill after thrill will hold all patrons tightly in their seats much comedy is interspersed and this feature will make hit. Three &hows ', 8.30 and 10 sharp.