Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-31

Special orders No. %.
a The Ships Company Naval Re-
ek>rve. lieutenant Everett e. Sculiy
1 en,n1andinG, will proceed on board the
us S. Prairie for a nine days tour
If duty al sea on Tuesday, August ~,
1907, at ID A. NJ.
II. Lieutenant ,Scully will report 10
/, the commanding officer Of the U. 5. ).
Prairie in person or by letter on or be-
fore August 10th and will make such
ARRANGEMENTS as may be necessary Tor
zsfaae annual summer practice cruise OF
s4ti,s3khjp's Company Naval Reserve, as
dfcated above.
III. CsBiputation of rations at the
ate ofrxf5Q per day for commissioned
IR,cers and 1850 cents per day for en-
sted men VIII be allowed during the
Dur Of duty on shipboard. Lieu
zenant Sc0IIy will arrange to PROVIDE
IA sistencesfo for his command
k1Iv Muster and pay rolls In triph-
sate Of the Ships Company Naval Re-
serve will be prepared before going on
board, by entering upon them the
name of each officer and enlisted man
ksof the organization with date of rank
knf the officers and date of muster in of
z the senlisted men. .Ununiformed men
f.sxill not be taken on board and no sub
k&<ufe will be permitted or paid. No
k5saR will be paid for duty on this tour
j whose enlistment paper is not on file
in the Office of the adjutant general
and no petty officer will be paid as
SUCH unless notice of his appointment
1 has been received at this office. Upon
i. returning to his home station the COM
handing officer of the Ships Company
will make full report of the tour of
duty to this Office and will make in
Hformal reports during the cruise when
ever possible.
V. Lieutenant Scully will make a
thorough inspection of his command
fprevious Decentralization and no officer
~ man found to be sick or ailing In
EOa5eMsill be allowed to embark.
ltS pf gickness or injury will at
ayPorted to this office and care
4 1hen To ascertain il the sick
- &ajary. resulted, from service
&s1e cruise or was the result OF
m on the part of the men
1jex before or during the
wi Tho following section of the
Militia Law of the State is published
for the information of all concerned:
section 1OS. No officer or enlisted
man shall contract. or presume to au-
thorize the contracting of, any indebt-
edne5s on behalf of the State without
express authority therefor from the
COMMUNICATIVE Chief, and any officer
or enlisted man who shall violate the
PROVISIONS of this section shall be dis
honorably discharged from the service
Of the State"
By order of the Chief,
AUGUSTUS b. FARNHAM.
Adjutant General.
A board of examination consisting
of Brig. Gen. Charles f. Davis. in
spector general. Col. James 3. O'Neill
surgeon general, Col. Elliott c. Dill. in
spector general of rifle practice. Col
Lucius II. Kendall of the LIST Infantry
and Col. Everard T.. Newcomb of the
I'd Infantry. was in session at the Of
flee of the adiutant general Tuesday
for the purpose of inquiring into the
qualifications for their respective po-
stions of persons who have been elect
ed or appointed to offices in the Ma
tional Guari of the State. The bust
ness of the board will be completed
this morning. The following persons
appeared for examinations:
First Infantry-First Lieut.. Franz
Z. Cummings (captain-elecO, Co. A;
Second Lieut.. William A. Powers (firs
ieutenant-clecD. Co. al; Quartermas,
ter Sergt. Harvey d. Emerson (secont
lieutenant elect. Co. A: First Lieut.
James NJ. Palmer (captain-elecD, Co
7; Second Lieut.. Julian F. Ellis (frs
heutenant-elecD, Co. C: First Sergt
Fred L. Rcede (second lieutenant
eecO. Co. c; Scrgt. James NJ. Kim
mond Second lieutenant elecD, Co. M
Second Infantry-Second Lieut.
'harles f. Patten (frst lieutenant
elecO. Co. +: AnseI C. Newton (sec.
md leutcnant-clecD, Co. +.
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