Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-18
e TO THE FRONT.
Maine Soldiers Will Go to De-
fense Of Portland, Friday.
General Transportation Order Was
Issued, Monday.
Augusta, Gardiner, Watervile and
Brunswick to Have Special Train.

And now the soldiers know how
they're going to war. II is all explain
ed in the general order which was is
sued by the adjutant general yestcr-
day afternoon. The order has been Ions
expected by the members of the Guard.
but has been considerably DELAYED.
The delay was not in the Maine head
quarters, for SO soon as the necessary
information was received from the u.
| S. uuartermaster's department the Or
der for the transportation was prepar-
| ed and sent out. The delay in sending
the order from the United States head
quarters was due to the great increase
| in the amount of work to be done in
preparation for the war game
The men will all go to Portland, on
| Friday next, arriving there shortly af-
| ter noon. and viii at once go either by
electric car or boat. to the stations to
| which they have been assigned during
| the maneuVres. The general order fol-
| lows:
|. Trai service for transportation of
| the several organizations of the Ma
| tional Guard to and from Portland, to
| attend the combined army and navy
| maneuvres, August % to 20, inclusive
will he provided as follows:
II. A special train will leave Ban
gOr, August 21st, at 7.05 A. NJ, taking
Company G, I'd Infantry. Company f
viii take regular train leaving Dover
at $50 A. NJ. connecting with special
at Newport. Company z will take reg
ular train leaving SkoWhegan at sos
y. NJ, connecting with special at Wa
terNille. Company II Will take special
at Waterville at a. NJ. Company NJ
at Augusta at $50 A. NJ. Company A
at Gardiner at 10 A. NJ. Company X,
1st Infantry, at Brunswick at 11.15 A.
NJ. Companies G and |, 1st Infantry.
Companies b and D, ID Infantry, 2d
Regiment Band and Ambulance Corps,
will leave Lew iston, Main Street sta
ton, on regular 1915 train, connecting
with special at Brunswick. Company
n, LIST Infantry, will leave Rockland
Oh regular 1910 A. NJ train. Company
c, % Infantry, will take this train at
Bath. at 12.15 +. NJ.
Company X, I'd Infantry, will take
regular train from Pennington at $50
A. NJ
Company f, 1st Infantry, will take
1916 F. NJ. train, western division, Bos-
ton & Maine.
Company F, 1st Infantry, will take
regular 1l.47 train from Springvale.
Company D, 1st Infantry, will take
regular 9.20 A. NJ. train from Norway.
Companies A, f, L, l. and NJ, 1st In
fantry, and the 1st Regiment Band will
assemble at the armory in season to
take Electric cars at 6 A. NJ. for their
several stations; all company baggage
must be at armory ready for transpor-
tation at 5 A. Nj.
The Signal Corps will embark on
QGartermasters boat at Merchants
wharf at . A. NJ. Signal Corps bag
gage must be at armory ready for
transportation at A. NJ
Companies arriving by special train
will be conveyed to Railroad wharf.
root of State street, and companies ar
llVln$ by regular trains will proceed to
that point Immediately upon arrival at
Fortland, where boats and electric cars
VIII be provided to convey them to their
several stations. Officers of the field,
staff and commissioned staff, will
arrange to travel on same trains with
companies. Company commanders will
see that all baggage is plainly marked
with letter of company, number of regi
ment and destination.
III. Returning, Aug. 80.
Co. l.. I'd Infantry, will take regular
train leaving Portland at l.05 A. NJ.
co. Is, I'd Infantry, at 1855 F. NJ.
co, f, 2d Infantry, at 1890 p. M.
| co. |, I'd Infantry at 1890 p. NJ.
Co. G. 1st Infantry, at ESQ p. NJ, ON
| Western division, Boston & Maine.
! co. +, 1st Infantry, Will take 5.32
p. NJ. train, Probe street station.
co. ID, 1st Infantry. Will take 100
p. NJ train by Grand Trunk railway.
All other companies on line of Maine
Central will be conveyed by special
| train leaving Portland at 4.30 p. NJ.
". II is expected that United States
| paymasGers will be in Portland in time
| to pay the troops on the last day Of
encampment TO accomplish this, how
ever. it may he necessary to have rolls
made out, signed by the men. and ready
for mastering officers few days before
payment is made. To this end com
pany and corp commanders Will have
rolls completed and signed BY all the
men as far as possible before leaving
home stations. 1t is important that this
should be attended to. 1t must be done
in order to secure payment.
Read instructions for preparation OF
rolls carefully
V. Rcgimental and corps comman-
ders will make Il detailed report of the
tour of duty, to this office.
BY order of the commandments
chief
AUGUSTUS b. F'ARNHAM,
Adjutant General.