Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-12
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Easton, Pa, adjutant Of the First !
Handley-Page Acceptance Park. were
Of unusual interest.
Captain Wood has been stationed at
Romorantin, France. with Captain H.
Lieut.. H. B. Giles.
"Of all the motors we handled"
said Captain Wood, 'the Liberties,
built in America, were by far the
best. | am willing to say. without
qualification. that the Liberty is the
best motor in use at the front. This is
chiefly because it's parts are inter-
changeable. 1t is the only motor that
can be overhauled quickly. And it will
run more hours than any other with
out overhauling. If an old, or new
motor is in crash, the unchanged
parts can be used Immediately on an
other machine"
| Lieut.. Bridges told of the projected
bombing raid on Berlin by Americans
equipped with English Handley-Page
giant machines. Three of these craft
| had been delivered, and a start was
planned on the night of Nov. s. Then
| it was learned that three more were
| to be delivered within a few days and
| it was decided to wait so that a
| squadron of six could be sent. In the
| meantime the armistice was signed,
and the raid called off. These ships,
said Lieut.. Bridges, weigh six tons
and carry five tons OF bombs each.
They are equipped with two one.
pound guns and 10 automatic guns. II
is possible to carry 43 men in them. The
first three ships, he said, had been Test
ed and were all ready fo- the Berlin
flight lie had made trips in each. De-
spite their great size. he said. they are
easier to handle than many smaller
planes. and, as he expressed it: They
will make perfect landing by them
selves"
Officers of the Canopic said that the
trip across had been very rough. The
craft met a succession of westerly gales
from the time she left the mouth o. the
Mersey While none Of these attained
hurricane velocity. their steadness held
the ship up several days in the passage
across.
/ Lieutenant William Pickett Of Viii
mington, Del, one of the officers to re-
turn. was attached to the 26th (New
EnglanD Division for some time. Last
July while flying from Toul to S. Mi.
hiel he fell. breaking nine ribs AMI an
arm in two places. Since his recovery
he has been attached to a French al
vision.
The Filth Aero Squadron had bee, or.
dered 20 embark for France on nov
10 for service at the front. Wnel tae
armistice was signed the squadron was
sent to Liverpool instead, for passage
home.
Many of the soldiers we're disappoint-
ed when they learned they were TO oe
taken Immediately to Camp Dcvens
After nearly two weeks on the trans.
port with little chance for exercise
they would have been glad, they said
Of an opportunity to march about the
city before boarding the trains. it was
nearly noon before preliminaries were
over and the first long train pulle out
from the wharf and started on the run
to camp. Although the weather was
cold and raw, the crowds about the dock
) remained until the last, cheering each
group of soldiers a. they came down
the gangplank.
The few New England men scattered
among the various units Oh boarl were
mostly from this city nd the immediat e
suburbs. Thomas Flaherty, formerly
well known Harvard football playc,.
was given rousing cheer. Lieutana..,
George Fl. Scragg of New York, . co..
mer student a. Mt. Hermon school III
Mortified, and Patrick Lutte Of Water
vile, Me, were the other New Eng.
landers who made themselves known.
Sergeant Earle f. Menges OF Prov
idence, f. l., member of the 211th
Aero Squadron. who sailed from Bos-
ton on July IS on the steamship Win
ifredian, told of German submarines
on the way over with the Winifred-
ian.
The Winifredian was one of the
convoy Of % ships. While in ST.
Georges Channel presence of enemy
submarines was reported.
Suddenly" Sergeant Menges said,
zone Of the submarines came up in
the midst of the convoy not a hun
| yiiOS llOui us. our OeSCrONprS
began TO circle and dropped 80 or 40
depth charges. Every ship in the
convoy felt the effects Of the explos-
ives. The English warships did a
lot of shooting too. and we after
wards learned that two Hun under
sea boats had been sunk"
Other New England soldiers on the
CanOpic include David IT kJajrpoan
Providence; Sumner L. Hopkins,
South Thomaston. Me-; George r.
Murdoch. Concord, n. H; Eugene
Montecalvo. Providence. r. l.; A. 3.
Riefenburg, Lawrence.
The names of the two soldiers TAX
en- to the hospital at Fort Banks were
4 given as Privates Harry Leonard Of
Weatherby, Mo, and John Harris of
Louisville, Ky. Both were taken
from the Canopic on stretchers and
were said TO be seriously ILL.,