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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1918
Page
5
The American Gas Construction Co of Newton Iowa advances installation of a modern Bath gas plant. Generators boilers and scrubbers are in place as piping bricks and valves go in. Delays in labor and shipments push expected operation to mid or late December.
Sailmaking sees a revival as new shipbuilding boosts demand for sails. Experienced loft workers, many 40 plus, run machines while hand finish work remains essential. Rope and canvas costs rise with war and inflation, raising sail prices. Bath area sail lofts shrink to two, with F B Silsby the oldest in the Howard building, continuing legacy from Lambert & Clifford to build sails for famed yachts including America and Defender.
The Winter street church hosted the largest attendance at a union Thanksgiving service in years with representation from every city church. Rev. Frank H. Hall presided, Rev. Culbert McGay preached a timely Obadiah IV sermon, and Rev. Omar W. Folsom delivered benediction. The combined church choir performed, and offerings exceeding $50 were raised for Armenian and Syrian relief.
Bath born Captain Leonard W. Oliver, long praised for seafaring success, now commands the collier Calkeyes to Portland then Norfolk and the West Indies. He had been in Nova Scotia preparing to raise the Lake Houghton, wrecked near Cranberry Isles, where a cofferdam broke after last week’s storms. Calkeyes is owned by Boston-based Station Co. Miss Novella J. Trott of Augusta visited sister Mrs. George M. Stinton of Woolwich.
The armistice terms reduce Germany’s naval strength by half as she relinquishes major ships to the Allies. Among ships shown is the Kaiser, a 24,000 ton vessel with 21 knot speed, carrying ten 12 inch guns and fourteen 5.9 inch rifles.
Hon. Harold M. Sewall of Bath resigns as chairman of the Maine Committee on Public Safety to Gov. Milliken. In his letter he cites the war’s end and argues reconstruction is peacetime work, urging the committee be dissolved or placed under federal authority.
Fort Baldwin contingent now in France near Paris reports via letter to Frank B. Nichols that Bath friends are wished well and that Bath will be first visited on return. The group includes Babe Kelly Schorn Dirksen Charley Durell Bailey Ricks Stine Jim Pearl Chick Embleton and Rhoades. They describe good meals but rough sea crossing with sickness, camouflaged rest camps, and strenuous marching, with more moves ahead toward final destination.
Edward J Bohannon resident auditor for the housing section of the Emergency Fleet Corporation was arraigned before US commissioner Arthur Chapman in Portland charged with embezzling public funds The warrant lists 800 and Bohannon allegedly deposited the excess 800 into his own Bath bank account He waived hearing posted 200 bond for December term of district court Investigated by Justice Department agents US District Attorney John F A Merrill represented the government Bohannon formerly worked in Bath Texas and Chicago and aided local emergency health efforts during the influenza epidemic
Lieut. Walter Brown, a Bath native in the American tank corps, recounts three battles since Sept. 28. He notes heavy shell fire, limited prisoner captures, and the brutal toll on civilians and soldiers alike as the Allies push through ground once held by Germans. The letter emphasizes hardship, home-front steel, and reliance on Red Cross and Y M C A for basic needs.
Herbert A. Clay, superintendent, said Hastern Steamship Lines east of Boston likely to resume near pre war service in spring. Ruth M. Johnson of the Portland YWCA staff returned Friday after Thanksgiving at daughter Mrs Maxwell Powers’ home on Middle Street.
Lieut Sumner Sewall of the American aviation corps is named an ace after downing five enemy planes. Bath residents celebrate with a locally funded medal and pride in his wartime service, while Sewall thanks Bath for support and recalls his attachment to home.
Fifty children at Bath Military and Naval Orphan Asylum enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner with roast chicken cranberries squash potatoes mincemeat pumpkin pies nuts grapes and candy. Mrs Dinsmore the cook prepared the feast while crepe paper decor transformed the dining room into a holiday scene.
Mrs. William T. Cobb traveled from Rockland on Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with her husband, the president of Bath Iron Works Ltd., in Bath.
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