Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-23
STATE HOUSE.
eEElalsi.
Orders from Office Of The
Adjutant General.
Governor FernaId Announces Us.
uaIllst Of Monthly Nominations.
watsrvlIIs Dairy Improvement As.
ISOLATION Meets Today.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, July 20, at 10 A. M.


General Orders No. 20, relative to
the coming tour of duty. has been is
sued from the office of the adjutant
general, the text of which is as fol-
lows:
L. Commanding officers of troops
designated for duty under c. O. No.
49,. this office. c. S. will detail one or
more officers whose duty it will be to
investigate all matters involving loss
or damage to public property. Of
ficers so detailed will make at least
one careful inspection of the property
of each organization as near the con-
clusiOn of the maneuver period as may
be found practicable and such other
inspections from time to time as the
commanding officer of troops in the
field may deem necessary. Whenever
public property is lost or damaged
they will cause affidavits to be pre-
pared in triplicate, turning the same
over to the responsible officer to form
the basis of survey proceedings on re-
turn to home stations. Officers so de-
tailed will make d detailed report of
the duty performed and forward the
same through regmental or corps
headquarters to the adjutant general.
II. Commanding officers of troops
designated for duty under G. o. No.
Is. this office. c. S., will see that the
enlisted men of each organization are
inspected by an officer of the Medical
Corps or Medical Reserve Corps with
in twenty-f four hours prior to their
departure from home stations. This
I;,,e,, .,,,ti ,x-il ha do
detection and elimination from the
camp of cases of contagious diseases.
including typhoid fever. This in
spection should result not only in the
exclusion from the command of men
in the incipient stages of contagious
diseases, but also of men physically
unfit to accompany the troops and
| participate in the field exercises.
| Commanding officers at home stations
will call on the nearest available OF
| hcer of the Medical Corps or Medical
| Reserve Corps to make this inspection
and will take with them to camp the
| certificate of such medical officer In
no case will an enlisted man be taken
| to camp against the advice of the
medical officer making the inspection
| Officers Of the Medical Corps and
| Medical Reserve Corps making these
| inspections will be entitled to the pay
proper of an officer of the same grade
| of the Regular army. for when claim
will be made on Form No. 30 DIVISION
of Militia Affairs copy of when may
| he obtained upon application t" the
adjutant general.
Ill Commanding officers of troops
| DESIGNATED for duty under G. O. No
1S. this office. G. s.. will render to this
office at the conclusion of the duty
therein ordered written report set
| ting forth in detail the duties per
formed by their respective organiza a
tions. together with such reco'nheh
dations as they deem for tho best IN
terests of the service in the cohduc'
of like field service in the future
| ". In accordance with adVlceS
| from the Division of Militia AHalrS
War Department. Washington. nc
companv will be considered as war
ranting the expenditure of federal
| funds for transportation. SUBSISTENCE
and pay that has a strength OF less
than four full squads (32 men. l. G. 20
privates and corpOrals) and the APP
| propriate number of sergeants 'o'
No commanding officer of a company
will entrajn his command if it be be-
| low the minimum strength hereih SCI
forth. In this connection. company
| commanders are cautioned to exercise
| the utmost care in recruiting tHe''
| commands above the strength or nllS
enlisted men in companies OF lntah'rs
| and fftv-fve enlisted men in com
nanies of Coast Artillery. 1t is
deemed far better for an organization
| to go into maneuver camp with tnis
number of thoroughly drilled men
| than with that number of well drilieo
| mon and from five to eight additional
| wan who have not had the requisite
| training to render them indiViouai's
oaicient in the field. If such men have
boon recruited it will be very mucr
better for the standing oI '"e
ganization if they be left at NOME uu'
each commanding OFFICER Shouio man
every cndeavor to have at lease .m'
above mentioned number or wen W III
ed men for duty at maneuVers
v Officers and men of Organize
tions designated for duty under ". y
No Is. this office. c. s.. VIII RECEIVE
| nav for a period of ten days WIN 'he
| ,ontion Of officers or enlisted mel
ordered bv proper authority for duty
| =. ,dv,nce of the movement OF the
| main body of troops or AFTER le'u.
to home stations and in eacn case 'ne
,,ha, Of the order authorizing such
| service will be noted on the pdS' o'i
! zach officer receive the pay proper vi
| an officer in the same grace !" VIZ
regular army and enlisted men VIII n'
Maid in accordance with Sec'ion %
The Military Law. Payrois VIII oe
made in accordance with Instructors
from this office.
| Nv order of the Governor:
ELLIOTT c. DILL,
Tho Adi,Itant General.