Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-12

crommett, Lieut.. Gould, Lieut.. Har-
vey. Lieut. Heating. Lieut. Libby. Capt.
Murray, Capt. Norton, Maj. Southland.
Lieut.. Towne of the Medical Corps
was designated as medical officer of
the camp.
| Sergt John Schweitzer of the regular
army is detailed as assistant to Lieut..
Butcher.
After an explanation of conventional
signs for map making by Lieut. Butch
er. on the blackboard, the men were
directly ordered to a point ON the Win
throp road to pace off to another point
1884 feet distant in order that their
stride may be reduced To inches and
between these points. to ascertain their
individual length of stride to be used
in conjunction with the Aledaide
rule, valuable instrument in man
making, and a uniform base of meas
urement for the entire service.
Col Hume is designated as com
mander of the camp. For company
formation. Capt. Hosford is designat-
ed as LIST sergeant Capt. Rice, chief
of LIST platoon; Capt Belcher, chief
of Ind platoon; Capt. Kinds. right
guide of 1st platoon; Capt Mcdonald.
left guide of 1st platoon; Capt Had
ley, left guide of End platoon: capt.
Haskell. right guide Of End platoon.
At +. Al. the men We're assembled
! for organization of company officers
| into Il company for drill
| At p. M. retreat was sounded and
the contingent prepared for supper
and went at it in the same visor that
| characterized their first lesson.
| Capt. Smith has secured the services
| of Ira Butler, the Watervills chef.
| who gave such excellent satisfaction
at the last school.
| At $50 F NJ, all officers were again
| assembled for conference on orders
and methods of solving problems.
| TO the uninitiated and uninterested.
| this new order of things is more or
less perplexing-th constant and Wig
| orous research and stir for prepared
ness must have some significance 1t
| is the result of lessons well bought of
| the past-our inefficiency. When we
| leok back with a boastful pride. when
| the peaceful and liberty loving coll
| onists rose in just wrath and drove
| tie tYrant from our shores, we hard
| ly think or consider their ineffiency
| cost them $4,000 men to win from
| $4,000 efficient British soldiers, and in
| the War of 1872, it took 527 654 men
to meet $4,000 of the enemy: and the
| Civil War with its organized mob, has
cost thus far over nine billions of dol
| lars and is still costing in pensions
over 100000, 900 a year. which it is
| said would pay an interest of 10 per
| cent. on the cost of the entire world
| armament. How much of this appall-
| ing cost was the price of unprepared-
ness and inefficiency2 All of this is
what the government is setting about
| to obviate Nearly every department
| of our government fired by the sue
| cess of Systematically conducted
American enterprises, has awakened
| to sense of business ambition to
! place it's system on the same basis
and to that end have started in for
effieieney-that word around which
many a captain of industry has laid
his plans for the battle of success
| full results. To that end is the Army
trying to attain. and judging from re-
| cent accounts. it is well on the way.
| This was manifested last year, when,
| IKE Vi DOil lEOul Il tledI shy t-uuu
| troops were ordered to mobilize near
| the Mexican Border in Texas. Every
| thing went off with startling precision.
| The different bodies of troops arriv-
| ed at their appointed places on the
| dot-ail due TO the busihess-like ar
engagements of the general staff. They
| had calculated to the minute and
| things came out just as they had
planned
| One of the strongest arguments for
| these schools was presented by OBJ
servation during the maneuvers in
| Virginia, 1904, the first that this State
had ever participated in. We had
with us young major. who, when in
| camp at home, ON the muster field
| was considered a good battalion Lead
| er. and also good company COM
mander, when on the field during eX-
| ercises, that when our regiment, which
occupied a position on the right of
| line, with the main body. was march,
| ing through a big cOrnfield in almost
rout and confusion, he completely
| lost control of his battalion and but
| for the quick action of company
sergeant. a young man who saw SER
vice in the PHILIPPINES, corralIed
| the~-battallion and led them on the
| firing line just in time to win the
! judges decision. That thing would
not happen. A certain amount of
efficiency is already attained, but
| they are going after more, and the
! manner in which they have started ill.,
| they are going to get it.