Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-17
New Issue ''War Cry" Of
Interest to 'Guardsmen.
Business Done by Wiscassai,
WaterviIIe & Pennington Ry.
indiana Co. viii Meet Co. g., End
Regt. in a Shooting Match.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting of Governor and
Council, Friday, Oct. 10, at 10 A. M.

The current bulletin from the office of
the adjutant general touches upon many
matters of Importance to the officers and
members of the National Guard. Fol-
lowing are the most important sections;
Copies of the field inspection reports
OF the sanitary troops of this state COW
ering the work done by the detachment
at Fort Williams, July 1921 and the de-
tachment in the Connecticut maneuveT
campaign, August 1l-l1. have been re-
turned to this office accompanied by
commentators letters from the division
of militia affairs stating that the divi-
sion notes with satisfaction the excel
lent condition of the sanitary troops OF
the State of Maine In his report of the
detachment at Fort Williams, Maj. Will
liam III. Wilson. NJ. c., u. :. A., classes
the efficiency as very good and says that
the most encouraging feature of the or
ganiZatiou is the interest taken and
zeal shown by both officers and men and
their intelligence and efforts to learn
their duties. In his report on the de-
taehment serving with the I'd Infantry in
Connecticut, Mai, G, VI. Van Poole, NJ
c., U. 5. A., says that the detachment
ty in a few weeks time and adds
They are we'll drilled and disciplined al
present. and with a little more training
would make excellent soldiers He
classes as the most encouraging feature
The energy shown by the surgeon, Maj.
Bradbury. and the eagerness to learn
on behalf of the whole detachment"
In order to give every company officer
an opportunity to familiariZe himself
with general orders and bulletins. the
state of Michigan requires each com
panY office to he provided with an open
box having a pigeonhole for each officer.
The company commander. upon receipt
of an order. bulletin or other paper OF
general interest familiarizes himself
with its contents, places his initials
thereon and files the copy i'm the pigeon
hole assigned to the first lieutenant: the
latter in turn reads and initials the ordfr
or other paper and places Ii in the sec
ond lieutenant.s plseonhoie, who after
reading and initiating il either places ii
in the permanent file or turns it over to
the person designated by the company
commander to file papers and orders. a
similar scheme has been put into opera
ton at coast artillery headquarters in
the Portland armory and ii is believed
that it would work well in all company
afmories.
Expert rifemen and sharpsheoters who
have requalifed for the years 1910, 1911
and 1912 may substitute for the three
one-year bars a three-year bar similar
to those issued prior to 1910. Requests
for such bars should be made to the
Chief Ordnance Officer Brunswick Me.
Such bars will he issued without cost to
those desiring the same. but inasmuch
as they have TO be purchased comemr-
cially there may be some delay in the
issue. Riflemen who qualified as eX-
perts or sharpshooters IN 1904 when
special course ~ was estaDllSheu ana
have requaified every year since now
have. a decoration which includes two
three-year bars and three one-year bars.
making a decoration of excessive length.
The suggested change will reduce the
length of such decorations by two bars.
Rihemen who had one or two years re-
qualification at the time the one-year bar
came into use in 1910 may secure bar
for these years by applying to the
chief ordnance officer. Brunswick
IN his field inspection report on the
Coast Artillery Corps of this State at
Fort Williams. July 1927. Mai. M. q.
Spinks, c. A. G.. t. s. A.. SAYS The
progress made last year and tile results