Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-01
STATE HOUSE.
Orders for the War Game
Issued on Friday.
as
Commissioner Carr will Investigate
Old Orchard Hotel Fire.
Signal Corps Doing Hard Work-New
Corporations Formed.

At last the Maine soldier boys have
something tangible in regard to the
war game, to be played next month
Off Portland. For long time past the
order which would give this desired
information has been waited for with
more or less anxiety by the members
of the Guard. but it was not until
Friday that it was issued from the adj
jutant generals office. The order fol-
lows:
1. In compliance with General Or
ders, No. Is, headquarters department
of the East, United States army. June
%, 1903, and under the provisions of
Section Is of the act approved, Jan. Il,
1903, General Orders No. Z. headquar-
tiers of the army, A. G. O., Jan. "a,
19O3)
The LIST and I'd Regiments Infantry,
Ambulance Corps and Signal Corps, of
the National Guard of the State of
Maine, will participate in the combined
army and navy maneuvres at Portland,
Aug. 1929, 1903.
H. Arrangements will be made to
concentrate the several organizations
at Portland on Aug q, for nine days
tour of duty, with pay for eight days.
Headquarters, band and eight COM
bulance Corps will be stationed near
the Nonesuch river in Scarboro, two
companies on Cushing's Island, and two
companies on Long Island.
Headquarters band and four COM
panies ofthe I'd Infantry, and the Sig
nal Corps, will be stationed near Silver
Spring, Cape Elizabeth, three COM
panies near the two lights Cape Eliza
beth, four companies On Long Island
and one company on Diamond Island.
Hospitals will be established at
Nonesuch river. Silver Spring and Long
Island. Regimental commanders will
cause the senior medical officers to re-
port to Major Charles B. Ewing, sur
geon United States army, at Fort
Prebie, for, Instructions.
Second Lieutenant CharlesA Jumper
comma nding AmbulanceiCo Corps, will re-
port to the commanding officer of the
1st Infantry. at Nonesuch river, on Fri
day, Aug. n, with his command: he
will be assigned to duty at the camp
hospital and ordered to report to the
surgeon in charge.
Second Lieutenant Wylie d. Floyd,
commanding Signal Corps, will report
to the commanding officer of the I'd In
fantry. at Silver Spring, on Friday.
Aug. II, with his command.
III. Officers and men will report, in
the service (khakD uniform. heavy
marching order, canteen and haversack
will be worn, WOODEN blanket. poncho
and shelter half will be worn in roll.
the blue uniforms and overcOatS Will
be packed and taken as baggage.
Regimental, company and corps COM
manders will see that the baggage is
restricted to necessary articles. officers
will be provided with transportation
not to exceed $50 pounds. and enlisted
men. not to exceed 100 pounds each,
only such articles as are absolutely
necessary for the service required, Will
be transported.
". Regimental commanders will, at
once. prepare and forward to this Of
flee for approval general orders COW
ering all details and detachments for
the several stations to be occupied, also
rules and regulations governing the
daily duty. hours of service. roll calls
and the general discipline and govern
ment of the encampment.
Commanding officers of each organ
iZa:ion will report to Colonel Frank IT,
Smith. Artillery Corps, United States
army. at Fort Preble, Immediately upon
arrival at their several stations, for
instructions.
V. Transportation will be furnished
by the quartermaster's department
United States army. and details reia-
tive of hours of departure and return
to home stations will be announced in
general orders, later.
Officers and men will be allowed by
the United States. the same pay, trans
portation and subsistence as is allowed
to officers and men of the same grade
in the regular army; they VIII also DE
paid by the State. an amount equal 10
the difference between the amount al
lowed by the United States and that
provided by Sections 81 and W OF the
militia laws of Maine.
Muster and pay rolls, in trlpllcate
both United States and State, VIII DC
prepared before leaving home stations
by entering thereon the names In full
| of each officer and enlisted man OF the
organization, with the rank of officers
and date of muster-in of enlisted men
any stoppage under Section %, Mllitii
| Law. to be deducted from the pay OF
any officer or enlisted man. will be not
ed against his name in the column To-
remarks. the columns for pay accounts
must be left blank to be filled in by the
| Paymaster General. Substitutes vii
not be permitted or paid. No man viii
be paid whose enlistment papers are no
on file in the office of the Adjutant
General. and no non-commissioned Off
Ger shall be paid as such, unless notice
of his appointment has been received a
| this office.
| vi. No new enlistments will lbe al
lowed in any organization of the Nat
ional Guard. between August 10th ant
September list.
No more than one medical examina
ton will be ordered for each organiza
ton between August 10th and Septem
her list. but men who re-enlist subse
| ouent to said examination, may b.
examined and mustered on the first da!
of the encampment.
| VII. Regimental Quartermasters an;
| Commissaries will assume their dutie!