Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-12
CAMP POWERS.
Stones thrown at the Guard, Wednes-
day Night.
Some Successful Silhouette Shooting Shown
Odd Items Of Interest.

Aieh ACTUALLY thought the
"'''ie regiment now at Chickamoueo
was to.be moved to Augusta Tbnrsd,v
|, was reported by some person th,, ,bo
news mad been received at the civ Stain.
i 'hat me regiment had been oraer.a
North, ana would probably be sent n
1Aua"sta. Ihey eagerly swallowed this
news nut were soon glad to give II nm
when some OF their deep thnk;pg co,p.
rades said the idea was imnroh,,na
Should the regiment be ordered bor.
'hey heed not be afraid of catching any
nee as the plague that threatened has
peeh hipped in the bud, and not a louse
Will dare to show himself after tho man
her that the officers have treated the
clothing and contents of the tents The
nee were first found in the guard fonts
"here they came from is only a matter
OF conjecture When discovered they had
made great gain in the guard tent ana
| threatened to take the tents mon and oil
and walk off with them War was de-
eiared against the pediculous vestimenti.
ana after repeated charges upon their
ranks, which were bravely led by the Of
aicers, they were put to route. though q
few stragglers remained behind. hiding
wherever there was a chance. To guard
against the increase of these few who re-
| NAMED, harsh treatment of corrosive
supiimate was given to all the blankets
and tent equipments that remained after
the move of the camp was made. Each
man had interest enough in the matter
to look strictly after it without having To
ne told, and the little crawling insects
have had their day, never to get another
start while the camp remains here. at
least.
The camp is now fairly settled in its
new portion of the field and as the guard
has been spread out there is more room
to move about and to play ball inside the
guard lines. About the guard tents are
the little shelter tents of many of he
guard. who prefer them to the larger
tents as place TO rest in this dry wealth
er. \ little rain, however, would make
the ground rather unsafe for the little
| tents to be occupied.
| A band of marauders made an attack
upon the camp, Wednesday night, much
| to the discomfort of some of the guard.
The attacking party, whose nationality is
not known, began to throw rocks at the
guards, and it made it most uncomfort-
able to stand and be under fire, while
| they could not return it. relief was
called out, and went under the command
of the officer of the guard. to drive off
the disturbers of the peace, who soon
dispersed pursued by the little band of
soldiers who were out with fixed bayo-
nets. No one was caught. but if they had
been they would have redsroughly. ~
The officers mess with IL aofficers, uwas
opened Thursday morning. with .Lieuten-
ant Spear as steward. A cook who has
OBLIGATED in one of the battery cook
houses, will be their cook while the other
work about the place will be done by a
detail of men from the ranks 80 Htnr
The chief cook of Battery c has re-
turned to his duty after a short furlough,
during which time he was in Waterville.
Battery c has many men VINO are
prouder of being a soldier this morning
than ever before, as they now look so
much better. They went to the State
lGIouse. Thursday forenoon and there
had their clothes condemned and new
clothes issued They were a shining lot
when they returned to the camp In one
way it is a good idea to have the men in
old clothes as some of them have so
much pride they will not visit the city
while they look so badly, so the captains
are not bothered by requests for leaves
of absence.
A great scheme was Matched up in the
head of Battery ID man recently, He
was very anxious to visit his mother ~
in Skowhegan, and the only way that
seemed to be easy. was to receive teie-
gram. The telegram was duly presented
to Captain Kmball as a proof that it
had been received, but he was more sus-
picious than as though it had not been
1 presented at all, so he telephoned 10 the
Telegraph office and found no telegram
, lhad. been received for the man who ap-
4 piled for the furough. The furloush was
not granted.
" This little trick has caused the oihcefs
to be very wary of kilograms, ana lhey
inspect them as closely as BANK CASH
Ter looks for counterfeit bills.
Two men were in the guard mousse
Thursday. They were the one VINO Was
away from the camp so long without I"
furlough, and a man who refused to 90
duty when ordered to do a certain piece
of work 1t is not a matter of liking lor
n Job in the service for the man 10 oase
his decision for not doing it,
The equal of the man who was TO give
his notice as he did not care to continue
in the service, has been found. rms ne"
man has decided to strike unless MS
wages are raised.
, The silhouette rifle practice was peg uh'
Thursday forenoon, and it was deciueuis
novel. as well as showing what woulu oe
= done to the Spaniards by the sharpshool-
ers of the battalion, were they the tar
gets.
The first silhouette used was the one
that represented the portion of the maj
who is in the rifle pits, and in firihe po'
stion The dark object is much smaller
than one would suppose, and 1t is not al
easy matter to hit it, yet the crack shots
hit it at all distances.
Then began the shooting at an opJec