Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-22
AWAITING ENEMY,
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and hold the same as q base of opera
tiOnS"
information of the sailing of the fleet
from X is received at Portland six
hours after it's departure. Time re-
quired for Red fleet to reach Portland
is 81 hours. 1t will be assumed that
prior to the sailing of the Red fleet
from x no channels are mined or OBJ
Structed. Thereafter all enterprises by
the international law are permitted.
1t is desirable that the operations of
the fleet should Include aII channels of
approach to Portland and embrace a
reconnaissance in force and attempt to
destroy mine fields; night attack and
if practicable the forcing of a, passage.
Preparations will be made to resist at
tacks on forts by landing parties.
The period of hostlities shall be from
midnight Aug. % to noon Aug. 80. The
period from midnight, Aug 23 to mid
night, Aug. %. shall be known as the
period of preparation.
Not since the Civil war has Portland
presented such a warlike appearance
as today, when the two regiments of
the National Guard, State Militia, ar
rived in regular and special trains. The
Portland battalion, consisting of four
companies of the 1st Regiment, is To-
Gated at The Two Lights and Silver
Spring at the Cape, four companies are
at Fort PreDle and the other four at
Fort Williams. The I'd Regiment has
six companies at Long Island, two at
Fort Mckinley and four at Fort Levett
The Maine Signal Corps is at Fort
Preble. The Maine Naval Reserve.
Monday, will embark on the battleship
with the enemy"
The baggage of the Massachusetts
Regiment of Volunteer Artillery, con-
sisting of 1000 men, who will arrive, to-
morrow, was received, today, and taken
to the camping ground.
Portland, Me, Aug. 21.-With the ar
rival of the Eastport company of the
ID Regiment, at s o'clock tonight, all
the Maine companies which are to take
part in the war maneuvres had report
ed for duty.
Col Newcomb of the I'd Regiment,
with six companies of his command,
are now in camp at Long Island, where
they are to guard the search light and
signal station. The camp is located in
what is known as Fern park.
The six companies of this regiment,
together with the two which were go
ing TO Fort Mckinley on Great Dia
mond Island, took the steamer Pilgrim,
shortly after o'clock, at the Interna-
tional Steamship Cos. wharf, and We're
quickly transported to their destina-
| finn tnCethaY, Loi I,.,r
the I'd Battalion of the regiment,
commanded by Maj. w. S. Hume went
to Fort Leavitt, Cushing's Island.
Co. ! of Eastport, left home at Z
| o'clock and did not reach Portland un-
til g.
The two companies commanded by
Major Thompson went into camp on
the north fork of Fort Mckinley, well
! down toward the shore .,s
At 8 O'Clock, the other companies of
i the lst Regiment had arrived on they
| were taken to their headquarters as
fast as they came in.
The headquarters of the 1st Infantry
nave been located at Fort Preble.
Major j. G. Sanford, u. S. A., who is
| 10 be one of the umpres, Col T. A.
Bingham, Capt. Johnson Hagood, Capt.
H. X. Myrick are among the arrivals,
today. Gen. Chaffee and staff will ar
rive, sunday. The searchlights were in
USE tonight, as they have been the
past three nights, but it was not learn
ea there was any official trial.