Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-14
BATTLE IMMINENT.
Troops Advancing on Au-
gusta for Base Of Attack.
Red Forces al Winthrop Collect
Ing Large Amount Of Supplies.
Maj. Presson with Advance Guard
On Way to Capture Them.

| Comfortably enseonced and setting
aside question of rank. the staff, line
and battalion officers of the I'd Regi-
ment Infantry of the State, met yeSter1
day for their third annual school of in
struction on the State Muster field.
The outfit consists of a small portion
that are here for the first time, the
ma jority having gone through the form
at the two previous schools, are minus
of tho stage fright that they are up
against the best trained army officers
of the world, who are here for the pur-
pose OF teaching and not for the pur-
pose Of criticiZng. The spirit that pre-
walls among the officers is noticeably
excellent and seem to have unbounded
| confidence in their instructors.
| The officers detailed here for the pur-
pose of schooling our boys are no no.
vices at the business, but ripe from
other states in the same capacity with
qualified results to their credit. Capt.
Trott, chief instructor, is a young Of
ficer with meteorie rise and a TALENT
ed tactician, a hardy Wisconsin boy
and q born soldier, genial in manner
and a patient tutor.
| 1t is deeply regretted that Col. Hume
Is detained from his command on ac-
count of an injury resulting in blood,
poison. as his personal influence lends
greatly to cooperation and inclina
ton for the best results, but he is ably
represented by his Lieut.. Col, Frank
b. Cummings, who is effervescing with
enthusiasm and a feeling of response
| blity that means much
At che roll call yesterday the follow
ing officers responded: Lieut.. Col.
Frank B. Cummings, Majors George
Mel. Presson. Walter J. Mayo, Quar-
termaster Albert Greenlaw, Commits
sary olin NJ. Smith, Asst. Inspector
Small Arm Practice Moses p. Stiles,
Battalion Adjutants T. ]. NJ. Enright
James n. Hanson, l.. w. Blanchard.
| Battalion Quartermasters and Com
missaries H. r. Peacock, l. e. Thomas
j. NJ. Libby. Captains Daniel B. Belch
er, Arthur f. Kinds, BERTHE r. Rice,
James +. Bagley, l.. @. Haskell, VIM.
II. Murray, Ralph w. Bradish. Chas.
| II. Norton William A. Mcdonald
| Lieutenants A. C. Lowell, r. F. White,
II. w. Hanson, n. r. Coolidge. o. r.
| Roys, Jr., c.. f. Stevens. G. l. Sweet,
c. Is. Hight, Fred b. Perley, Fred S.
| Rand, c. f. Hatford, p. f. Gleason. II.
| A. Gremmett, w. r. Gilligan, Carl r.
Bailey, Dan f. Christie, d. l. Gould.
l.. 1. Harvey.
| Ore major, adjutant chaplain, two
company commanders, and five lieu
ten2nts We're absent. some of whom
will arrive today.
Yesterday Capt Trott assigned Lieut.
Stamford to the task of instructing
the men in the tactical walk and adj
vance guard without combat. He
proved an agreeable and talented in
structor, winning on the start the pro-
found respect and admiration OF the
men. Lieut.. Stamford is a West Vir-
ginian, and saw service in the Span
ish War, has done duty in the Signal
Corps is a graduate of the Infantry
and Cavalry school and from the Sig
nal school
Lieut. Crystal, a New Yorker and a
| West Point man, now attached to the
5th Infantry, was assigned to the diff
cult task of instructing departmental
officers in administration affairs, going
into detail with the paper work. This
part, though not SO fascinating as 9TH
er parts of the service. is an essential
. one and requires hard work.
At 23O p NJ, the time scheduled for
opening the school, the trumpets
sounded assembly and all the officers
present with true military precis-
ion. lost no time in assembling for
> courcil Lieut.. Col. Cummings ad-
. dressed the men as to the course to be
Ipursued for the first lesson of instruc-
, ton, then handing over the officers by
classes to the instructors assigned.
: Lieut. Sandiford Immediately march,
! ed his men to the parade ground for
the first lesson. Starting with a reg
l inent in regular war footing, he took
I up the general situation, which consist
J ed of a "blue" detachment in hostiIc
S territory to concentrate at Augusta,
Me A red" detachment is concentrat-
: ing OF Monmouth. Me. The LIST Infan-
J. try blue" is the first to arrive at Au-
t gusta on the evening of June y, 1911.
!. Special situation-Colonel A, command
e ing 1st Infantry blue" received infor-
:. nation from blue" commander at
!. | Brunswick, Me-, that he has received a
report that the enemy has been active
in collecting supplies at winthrop, Me.
and are guarded by force estimated
q at one battalion of infantry and one
l | troop of cavalry. He informs the Off
| Ger that il is essentially important that
I these supplies be taken. He is ordered
l. to proceed with his regiment tomor-
row and take possession of those sup
| plies and locate any hostile forces that
may be advancing from the south
west. Also informing him that forces
If consisting of the I'd and 3d infantry
IS win arrive at Augusta about 10 A. NJ
% tomorrow from Brunswick to strength
D. en- his support.
y. Receiving the general and speSia
4 MAJ. prssaon, the ranhkinss 4alpr. /