Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-27
SECOND REGIMENT FIRST.
In Rating for Nay Company G is
 First in State for Year

Orders issued from the adjutanC generals department on Saturday give figures of the standing of the National Guard organizations in the state. The rating for May was: Second regiment, 95.41; First, 9223; Third, 90.14, 90.18; Naval battalion, SS.45.
 Company G Of Waterbury has not only the highest standing of all the companies of the Second regiment, but dt leads the entire brigade. Company e has the remarkably fine average of 99.20 for the entire season. Captain Fitzpatrick and the members of the company feel proud of their nearly per feet standing, which is conclusive proof of how regularly they have been at tending drills during the year Com pany A of this city also made good showing. It has a mark of 9698, the seventh highest in the entire brigade. Of the nine highest companies in the brigade. seven belong to the Second regiment The standing of the con- panies of the Second regiment Is as fol- lows: Company G, 99.20; Company l., 9S93; Company M, 98.07; Company l, 97. 80; Company A, 96.93; Company F, 9676; Company K, 96.18; Company D, e2.29; Company O. 91. 10; Company E, S9.21; Company B, 89.15; Company h. S5.1S.
 It will be noticed that the two new companies, L. of Mertden and M of Tor rington. stood second and third respec- lively Company I of Meriden, which was at he head of the list last year, is fourth this year.
 Company G's mark is one of the high wst. if not the highest, which has been made in many years.
 The figures of merit of organizations for the drill season, November l. l0Oo, to May 81, 1904, are as follows:
 Brigade, S677; Machine Gun battery, o7. 5S: Troop A, 04.63; Second infantry, o4.22; Hospital corps, o3.07; First 1n- fantry, oO.41; Separate company, 9O.28; Battery A, s8.52; Third infantry, 85.99; Coast artillery, 81.22; Signal corps, 51.78.
 Battery A-F1rst platoon, 9o-81; Second platoon, S6.72.
 Figures for April were corrected to read: Company D. First, S3.73, and First regiment, 00.6O.
 The changes in the National Guards commissioned officers since May 23 were noted, including the appoint ments in Company D, First. Of First Lieutenant Frank A. Kennedy to be captain, Second Lieutenant Daniel J. Bresnahan to be first lieutenant. and Sergeant Frank s, Merrill to be second lieutenant.
 Other orders issued Saturday call at tention of officers to the fact that count decisions are that the govern ment is not liable for predatory acts committed by soldiers and one remedy is against che individuals themseves. Hence Connecticut National Guards men going to Manassas need to be careful and not "swipe" things A communication from Lieutenant Gen eral Chaffee contains this paragraph:
 "As it is not in the power of the department to entertain or pay claims for damages due to predatory acts committed by persons belonging to the regular army, or to such organiza tfons of the National Guard as have been invited to participate in the ma neuvers in the neighborhood of the Bull Run battlefield, it is highly desir able that all reasonable measures of prevention should be resorted to with a view to prevent their occurrence"