Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-01
Has Another Day Of Down.
right Hard Work,
A School Where Absence or
Hardness Does Not Occur.
Every Man Working Hard and the
Guard Will Reap the Benefit.

| As the shrill notes of reveille, the
| dreaded foe of Morpheus in the SOL
dier's camp, broke forth into the clear
pure air of Camp Cobb at 90 this
| morning, the officers of the lst and
I'd Regiments awoke from their deep
| slumber after an extremely hard days
work and beneficial and exhilirating
| plunge in Lake Cobbosseecontee, rub
| bed their eyes, turned down their warm
wooden blankets and We're ready for
assembly, which was sounded at $50,
! indtlging in 10 minutes of vigorous
setting mp exercises, after which they
participated in their usual morning
| splash. and were then anxious for the
bugler's call for breakfast which was
| sounded 1T $50. After delightful
breakfast of fruit, cereals, bacon, ham
and eggs. baked potatoes, bread,
| 6oughnuts and new coffee, they were
| ready to take part in the drill which
was started at I, lasting until 49, with
| a recess of 80 minutes. They then went
| into recitation until time to prepare for
| dinner at II O'Clock, when a bOunteouS
| repast Of sword fish, fish chowder,
baked stuffed haddock, green peas, new
| potatoes and tapiOca cuStard pudding,
| fruits, etc, was served.
| Forming again at 100 for continue
ton of Rotations until $50, they We're
| formed for drill in battalion move
mcnts until Sis.
| At 545 supper was sounded and they
partook Of some nice, wcll-coolled
! beans, fish balls, white bread, rolls,
and sponge cake
AT O'Clock they were re-asscmbled
for school which lasted until } and at
! $50 tattoo rung out into the clear night
air, followed at 10 by the most beauti-
, full and soul stirring call on the Ameri-
can army bugle-Taps.
| Yesterday forenoon's work was de-
| voted to drilling in platoon movements,
| each captain present alternating in
command. Some great and marked de-
VelopmentS were accomplished. 1t is
| not to be understood that these men,
| among whom are some of the leading
professional young men of the State,
physicians, lawyers, business men, en-
| gineers clerks. managers, etc, who
| sacrifice their time, business and fire
| sides, are out there for fun, but just
Il devotion to the State and country in
| the cause of military defence.
| At the 1ecitatlons under the canvass
canopy you will see stern. serious, at
| tentive and thoughtful Visages, fur
rowed browsI and a delving into the
| book of tactics with a determination
| to make the best of this short but eX-
tremely valuable school. The cause of
| this departure is brought about by the
| new army regulations recently promul-
! gated by the closing session of the last
| Congress. af1iliating the National
Guard with the regular army under the
command of the President of the Unit
ed States.
In recent speech by Gen. Shaw Oil
| yer he said: every National Guards
man, the day he signs his enlistment
| paper, or every officer of the National
| Guard, whenever he takes his OATH en-
lists for war. Gentlemen, you are in
the first line and you have volunteered
The thing is done"
Every officer in camp now realizes
this and with this end in view, they,
the line and field officers of the Nation
al Guard of the State of Maine, are
giving the citizens the best there is
| in them for the best showing to be
made if occasion requires it. The ma
tional government is very liberal in its
offer to Go certain things and as re
CARDS money if the State will do theil
share.
The feeling among the officers is
most cordial and they are very mucf
adverse to personal prominence in any
wo. k carried out and refrain from any
comment on a brother officers EN-
barassmcnt which sometimes cOnfuSes
him AMI they take it as a matter o.
course when he fails to find ready
Interpretation. They seem to L" very
determined set of men, working fol
one common cnd-rcsults.
At the recitation yesterday AFT ernooi
the school of the battalion was thresh
ed out in details consisting of battalion
movements in close order, battalion
formations, and the duties of company
officers in battalion drills, taking il
formation in line to column and bacl
to line, being at mass to dcploy ant
posting guards. At this point the mel
were cautioned to learn all of q certain
| particle, Iarrot fashion. The scnoo
closed with most marvellous and es
Sential result.
Today's session will be a continuation
| of Tuesdays routine.
| uindcor Eranoe