Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24
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Although Capt. "Bill'' Richards did
not show up LIST Tuesday evening to
speak Ut Dsering Memorial Church ~
advertised, there was not BY any smean1
IN empty evening. Indeed, the audience
doubtless heard . more varied relation
OF war experiences than would have
been tho case II che program had been
carried out % originally announced.
This Was due to the fact that two
speakers came in the place OF Capt. Bill,
and that . local speaker Was added.
The church was filled with people who
remained interested to tho end OF the
program. The preliminaries included
prayer by Rev. D. T. Faulkner, singing
BY the audience led by the vested choir
OF the church, and . solo, "When tho
Boys Come Home" by Miss Ruth
Graves. Mrs. Burnham was ct the
organ.
Walter L. Gray, who presided, an
nounced that the speaker had not arrived
but was expected on the evening train.
Meanwhile he was sure the audience
would be glad to hear from one Of our
own Paris boys, who had just returned
10 this country, Ensign Raymond l..
Atwood Of the aviation service Of
the navy. Ensign Atwood was given an
enthusiastic reception by the audience.
In plain and simple language Ensign
Atwood for nearly half an hour related
some Of his experiences from the time
he left New York early last spring until
his return to this country two or three
weeks since. During this time he was
stationed at the naval station at Killing
holm, on the, east coast Of England.
This station was in charge Of tho Eng.
lish until some time In August, and dur
ing this time the flyers were engaged In
patrolling for German submarines. In
August the station was taken over by
the Americans. The convoy system was
then in full operation, and afterward the
work of the avistors was mainly scout-
ing. The Killingholm station was the
nearest naval station to HelIgoland and
Kiel, which made 1t specially important.
The station cost some ten million dol.
lars, and is definitely known to have
'got" four German Submarines. Az the
British admiralty reckoned the value Of
one German sub put out Of commission
at thirty-three million, the station at
least fully justified its existence. An
interesting fact related was that the
German grand feet was undoubtedly
ordered out, but mutiny prevented, and
that on the day this order was to have
been carried ont, Ensign Atwood was
out on q scouting trip all day In the
vicinity Of Kiel, arriving back at the
station about dark. II the German feet
had come out according to orders, he
would undoubtedly have seen something
worth while.
At the conclusion Of bis talk the two
substitute speakers who came In on the
evening train had arrived, and the first
one introduced was Lieut.. Allan l.. G.
Jensen of Portland. Lieut.. Jensen
served In the Italian, French and Amer
lean armies, was decorated BY the
Italian government for his services as
an ambulance driver, drove an ammuui-
ton wagon in the French army In the
great battles In 1917, and finally sue
ceeded, sfter having been several times
turned down on account OF poor eye
sight, In getting into the American
army, and was at an officers training
school when bostilities ceased. he gave
Q not lengthy talk on his varied and
interesting experiences on the several
fronts.
Arthur N. Peel, who was engaged in Y.
II. G. A. work, and was athletic director
with the l03d Infantry from the time It
went into training In France until after
the fighting In which 1t took such
glorious part at Chateau Thierry In
July. As the 103d 10 regiment In
which Maine as a whole and all Of us In
this section are particularly interested,
It was of great interest to the audience
to hear these experiences. Mr.. Peel 10
also "rsttling" good talker, and he
kept tho audience intensely interested
for an hour. His testimony to the valor
and the worth of our Maine soldiers 10
their arduous, long.oontinued and dan.
gerous service was especially gratifying.
The meeting was under the auspices
of tho War Savings Stamps campaign,
In which 1t was announced Paris was
safely over the top, and that campaign
received some though not extensive
booming. The Red Gross drive also
received attention, and undoubtedly
ted from tha affair