Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14
Plans for Field |nstruc-
ton Of National Guard.
Summary Of Preliminary Report
OF Insurance Commission.
Attorney General Sends Notices to
Delinquent Corporations.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Wednesday, March 80, at 10 A. M,

Plans for the field instruction and
field service Of the National Guard or
CARNATIONS of this State are now be-
ing perfected. The scheme of field in
structIon will include six dav camps
for line officers under the instruction
OF Regular Army officers, that for the
Coast Artillery to be held at one of
the forts of the Artillery District of
Portland, and that for the Second
Infantry at the State camp ground in
Augusta. These camps will be OF an
proximately six days duration and
for purposes of instruction rank will
be waived and the student officers at
tending VIII bring the arms and equip
ment OF privates and be drilled as
SUCH during the early periods of the
smhooi. In the infantry school, the
course of instruction will include,
d. instruction in the duties of a SOL
der. both without and with arms
ID. me prompt formation of the
company at the sounding of the as
seinbly.
c. The care of the rifle--itS essential
parts. its care, it's cleaning, and it's in
spectiOn.
d. Camp police and sanitation.
c. First aid
t. RaiiOnS-Selecti ion of comnouents
vcrilication of issues. savings. super
vision of kitchen, and inspection of
meals
g Paper work correspondence,
morning reports. duty rosters. sick re-
ports. ration returns, muster and pay
rolls. acquisitions of supplies, invoices
and receipts, and reports of survey
proceedings.
h. Exercises in giving commands.
i. Instruction in military department
of officers on duty
!. Extended order drill
j. instruction in map reading. du-
ties of patrols, advance and rear
guards, outposts. duties in infantry
attack and infantry defense and pre-
para:ion of field orders.
In the Coast Artillery school the
work will be varied to meet the needs
of that arm of the service, the general
purpose being to acquaint the officers
with the proper performance Of duties
which they will later require from the
men of their commands during the
period of field service. The detail of in
structorS for the Infantry school is i'm
the hands of the commanding general.
jutant general has suggested the
name of Capt. Austin F. Prescott, 5th
Infantry, as especially qualified for
service with the Second Infantry of
this state, having been in command
of the detachment of regular troops
at the state camp in Augusta last
August thereby being intimately ac-
quainted with instruction needs of the
off T..
Moody Coast Artillery Corps. L. S. A.,
who is now giving armory instruction
to the National Guard Coast Artillery
officers in this state. will probably
have charge of the Coast Artillery
school.
Similar schools for first sergeants
arc also in contemplation. the Coast
Artillery sereeants to receive instruc-
tion at one of the forts and the Infan-
try sergeants under the direction of
Sergeant John A. Schweitzer, LIST In
fantry. t. :. A.. on duty in this State.
The dates for the field service have
been fixed for the period beginning
Tuesday. August md. and ending
Thursday. August nth. The Coast
Artillery Corps will perform its duty
at the several posts in the Artillery
District of Portland at the batteries to
which they were assigned last year
The Second Infantry has bee invited
to participate in the joint camp of in
Struction at Pine Camp, jefferson
county. in the northern part of New
York State. and the regiment will go
there If the War Department can set
aside sufficient funds to meet the
heavy expense. There is an appro-
priation by Congress of $l.%0oGoo for
these Joint camps and this sum will he
apportioned as cquitably as POSSIBLE
between the several states which de-
sire to participate in the various
camps located in different parts of the
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