Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
Name Gossip
The Banner Of the Beches
"Gott Nit Uns."

The Banner Of the seehes
"Gett Nit Uns."
(Washington Post.)
An iron cross that mocks the Christ.
| A motto blasphemous OF GOD.
A bird Of prey whose lethal beak
| Ensanguines air and sea and sod.
Stained with the reek Of poisoned gas and
Shed BY brave woman slain by Teuton
| guns,
Fouled with the sea assassins slime and
| mud
Emblem Of bestial infamies Of Huns.
Reeking with murder, arson. rape. soul
Attiila, curse Of God. had blushed to
| plan,
Standard Of mad kings cruelty and crime.
| Banner thrice damned by man and son
| Of man.
Wet with sad tears by child and woman
Yellow with loathy deeds and black
Dim with the dust Of countless slaugh-
| tered dead
Tainted by falsehood, treachery. chicane,
| Cankered with lust and greed-on'
DYED warp and wool, dishonor's fade
less stain, -
Hate-gangrened, fratrtcidal, world
W. E. P. FRENCH.
Major United States Army.
Fort Myer. Va, June q, 1917.
/ An engagement that was announced
Wednesday afternoon at the home of the
bride-elect, Chateau Elizabeth, on the
| fashionable Cape Shore, Portland, was
that of Miss Mildred S. Heating, daugh-
! ter of Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. John B. keat-
ing, to Lieut.. Hugh McCorkle, formerly
of Portland. The news was made known
in a unique manner, intimate friends,
who had been hidden to War Tea, and
who had no idea of the surprise in store
The house was decorated with autumn
leaves and fall flowers, and rather lit
erary atmosphere was given to the affair
as each person present was obliged to an
swer the question What Are You Doing
ing For the Men at the Front. All sorts
Of questions were asked as 20 how many
sweaters had been knit, how many he'll
NETS had been made, how many wristers
etc. But the surprise came when Miss
| htdtiil6 4uCStIOii " oo oAiS W iCu
While party of Calais gentlemen were
returning from an automobile trip ito
Danforth Sunday afternoon. they came
across an aged steed that had collapsed
while being driven by several youngsters
AS the auto approached, one of the
youngsters, a lad Of about seven years
walked to the center Of the highway,
held up his hand and, as the auto slowed
down he said gravely to the driver: Say.
mister, lend us spark plug, will your"
| Former Chief-Justice L. A. Emery left
Ellsworth Friday for a visit in Topeka,
Kan. He will go from there to Berkeley,
Cal. to visit his daughter Mrs. F. g..
Allinson, who, with Prof. Allinson, is now
there.
A Portland paper In It's account Of
tional and highly interesting Hallen trial
makes known the partial realization OF
one Of Pats" alleged aspirations as
follows:
! Hon. William r. Pattangall Of Water
vile managed to edge his way into the
southeast corner Of the court room,
through the county attorneys office, was
spied by Judge Connolly, who invited him
to the only vacant seat in the room, one
beside him on the bench, and the former
attorney general sat attentively for half
an hour quite as interested as anyone
present.
II Henry Clair is not entitled to a Car
negie medal we do not know who is, says
the Orono correspondent Of the Old Town
Enterprise. While the accident happened
some weeks ago 1t will never be too old
for publication. Mr.. Clair was then
working on the section at the Basin, and
nearby was a boy by the name of Ma
deau playing on some logs, suddenly Mr..
Clair heard a splash, and by the time he
could get near the boy he had sunk.
Heroic efforts Mr.. Clair saw were needed
II life was to be saved. so In he dived,
and after some searching found the boy
on the bottom. He started for the sur
face with him but his strength failed and
he lost him. After coming to the sur
face for few breaths he made a second
attempt, reached him and had him near
the shore when his strength again gave
out and he lost his hold: third attempt
saw the boy safe to land. where after
some time OF hard work assisted by sec
ond man who had been attracted to the
spot, the boy was soon revived. Much
credit should be given Mr.. Clair for his
clear head and hard work, and young Ma
deau has Mr.. Clair to thank for his being
alive today.
A Rumford citizen went into one Of the
grocery stores one day this week and
bought some toilet soap. says the Rum
ford Falls Times. On the wrapper the
price of five cents was given. And yet,
the clerk said that the price Of the soap is
now seven cents. Now, what we would
like to find out Is how a dealer can sell
a bar Of soap. the wrapper Of which
shows that the price of the soap is FIVE
cents, for seven cents. Then there is an
other phase to the matter. The dealer