Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-11-18

the Line Officers school and IN the
School of instruction for officers, held
in Augusta last June, showed its good
effect and was often remarked upon
by the Regular officers with us.
recommend that they be continued but
that at the school of instruction the Of
ficers be subsisted upon the regular
garrison ration, with such additions
as would probably be obtainahle from
a company fund. Also that cooks from
some OF the companies be detailed and,
if possible, a graduate cook from the
army s"hool for cooks be procured to
instruct them. Each officer acting as
a company commapder. could then be
instructed as to the proper method
of handling the government ration.
THE garrison ration issued proved
very good and fully sufficient, when
handled with Judgment. The few
faults found with it We're proved to he
due to ineI!icicncy of the cooks.
think in future camps that the time
OF issue should be changed so that
the company commander can draw his
own rations rather than leaving it to
q nOn-CommiSSiOned officer. 1t should
be so timed that the issue be made so
as to not interfere with other duties
As it is now the captain has To take
what is sent him and at the same
time Ii" loses from his company the
men of the detail with the Eon-com-
missioned officer. The Haversack ra-
tions We're excellent and bnuntiful
Al officers used it with great salts
faction upon the occasion of our
biVOuaC.
'Thc following recommendations are
made. partly from my own observation
and partly from reports of the officers
Of the regiment, herewith enclosed
That khaki clothing should be is
sued for all field exercises so as to
save the olive drab and have warm.
dry clothing for a change or night
wear:
THAT bedsack, or thin mattresses
should he provided for use with cots;
THAT at least one cOnical wall tent
should be issued to each company so
that men may have exercise in pitch
ing same:
THAT men should he compensated
for actual time, that is. from tie time
that they meet at their company arm
Ory until return thereto:
That more blank ammunition should
be issued Tor the exercises. At Pine
Camp there was issued 29,300 pounds
Which proved to be about half enough;
THAT mounted scouts, as con-
in Field Service ReguIa-
tion-, should be authorized.
THAT in the coming year we should
have camp for field exercises. at
which we should have at least Il bat
talon of regular infantry;
THAT the camp should be at some
centrally located place other than Au-
eusta. TO go into prepared camp.
such as that at Augusta is to retro
grade. We will have many recruits
another year who will need, to be-
come useful soldiers, exercises in the
field:
THAT at our State cncampment the
garrison ration be issued and that they
be issued on q cash basis allowing
companies cash for stores not drawn.
The excellent manner in which the
summary court cases were handled by
Captain t.ucian w. Blanchard de-
serves special cOmmendation:
Il can speak only in the highest
terms of the work done by the medi-
cal detachment, especially that Of
Major Fuller and Captain Chandler.
refer You to Major Edwin NJ. Full
ier's report as to the health of the
command and of sanitary precautions,
ct There was only one thing to
criticiSc in the detachment and that
was the lack of discipline on the part
of the enlisted men.
when all did so we'll it is hard to
single out any one who did more than
Well. but | cannot refrain from mem
tioning the excellent work of Captain
Greenlaw, resimental quartcrmaster
and Captain Owen. regimental COM
miSsary.
In conclusion ! wish to thank YOU,
General. for your invalua BILE assiS-
tance and interest and to darw atten-
ti"n to the fact that through your
thorough work the Second Maine In
fantry WAS called one of the best
equipped regiments that participated
hn m a