Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-31
National Guard to Have
Regular Army Instructor.
Attention Of Railroads Called
10 Forest Fire Dangers.
sAarlns on Portland h. R. Petition
Al Bangor June 4.
s7ATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Naxt Meeting Of Governor and Council
tuesday, June IS, at $50 A. M.

The War Department has been in.
formed that the detail of nom COM
missioned officer of the regular
seryice, for duty with the National
Guard of this State, will be accepta-
ble, This detail is made by the War
Department at the suggestion Of the
National Militia Board which acts in
advisory capacity to the War Depart
ment, and it is the belief of the WASH
ington authorities that these details
will greatly increase the efficiency Of
the State forces. The non commits
sioned officers who will be detailed for
this work will be specially trained for
their duties and will be the best avail
able men in the regular service. They
are to be given a course of instruc-
ton beginning July LIST and lasting
for eight weeks, so that the sergent
who comes to Maine will not report
here for duty until about September
LIST. As the First Regiment OF In
fantry Of this State has taken up
Coast Artillery work, at the SUCCESS
ton of the War Department, its
several companies will have instruct
ing officers detailed from the Artillery
District of Portland. and the nom
commissioned officer who will be sent
here by the War Department will be
selected from the Infantry arm of the
service and assigned for duty with
the Second Infantry. BY spending
several weeks at each point at which
there is a National Guard company
the Regular Army non commissioned
will be able to hold schools for the
non commissioned officers and teach
them the duty required in the regular
service for soldiers holding like war;
rants. He will also be able to give in
struction in the paper work of the
companies and help to bring about a
uniform system of record work, which
IS especially difficult to obtain where a
regiment Is so widely scattered as the
Second Maine.
The detail has been made at the re-
quest of Colonel Everard f. Newcomh,
Commanding the Second Infantry,
who believes that such a detail will
be greatly to the advantage of the
companies forming his command.
Reports of a few small fires along
the lines Of the railroads have come to
the forestry department and realizing
that 1t is from the small fires that
large CONGREGATIONS are often started.
Forest commissioner Ring is sending
OUT TO the management of the several
railroads. In the State, letters of warn
Ing as follows:
AS the dry season is approaching I
neg to remind you of the Importance
o1 the utmost care being used bv your
company. along your main and branch
Nnes ror the prevention of forest fires
IN recent years Maine has suffered
"e"'ny from llres set by railroads
running through the woodlands of the
state. In most instances this cou,d
nave been prevented by proper care
peing exercised. at the comparative
small expense on the part of tho vail
ROAD companies, and the costs TO
.h. "hey nave been subjected
'nrough suits brought by the owners
y. wild lands and the damages which
."ey nave paid. would have paid
many times over the cost of the
necessary patrol to have prevented
these fires
nope you will interest your road
''e'' UT whomever it belongs TO
s. !" that line of work. to see
To- your road is well patrolled during
n" ury period. | would suggest the
ny the men on railroad BICYCLES
Ing TIE dry months and that every
n." precaution be taken by YOU to
prevent forest fires along tho line of
your road '' '''e vi
me fires thus far reported how.
-" from the burning of brush along