Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-17

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and establish quarters was M. Co. Of
Augusta, arriving at 6 A. NJ. marching
i in from the rifle range. where they
were encamped over Saturday and
Sunday night The local boys are in
fine spirits and excellent physical
condition, fit for any task put before
them. The personnel Of M. Co. is ex-
cellent and when the tour Is COM
pleted their work will rank we'll up
to the standard.
At 9.55 Monday forenoon. the spe-
cial troop train bearing Cos. A. E, F,
G. and H and the Machine Gun Co.
arrived in Augusta, with Majors Mayo
and Southland in command. Not a sim
gle minute was lost in detraining and
Major Mayo, the senior officer pres
ent, took command OF the outfit ana
Immediately set out for the State
encampment field, being met part way
on the march by the Regimental band,
a. company Of musicians recruited
from the University of Maine, arriving
at the campground at 1920, remark
ably short time from the moment OF
arrival at the station. Cos. K. OF
Pennington, C Of Livermore Falls. B
of Rumford, with Major Hadley in
command, arrived about noon; co. u
of Norway arriving about 2 O'Clock; l
of Eastport and l. Of Houlton coming
in on the late afternoon train from
the East, thus completing the full
number Of units comprising the regi-
mont that will be in our midst for the
next 10 days.
Regular Army Officers
The regular army officers assigned
to the camp as instructors are as foi-
lows: Lieutenant F. H. Farnum, 24th
Inf. II. S. A., unassigned. acting as in
spector instructor for the State OF
Maine: Lieut. E. w. Niles Of the
Coast Artillery Corps, U. S. A; Maj.
W. II. Vose of the Medical Corps, FIT.
Williams, acting as medical inspec-
tor and Sergeants Darlington. Squires
and Sartin acting as drill instructors.
Sergt. Robt L. Boldin, 9th Inf. U. S.
A.. is assigned to the new Machine
Gun Co. as instructor.
The Machine Gun Co
The Machine Gun Co. is new &C.
ouisition to the regiment, being its
first encampment. This company Is
stationed at Bangor and is in COM
mand of Capt. Arthur Ashworth and
consists of two officers and 4S men.
the majority Of whom have seen pre-
vious service both in the regular army
and the militia, Capt. Ashworth serv-
ing three years in the regular service.
The company is recruited up to full
war strength. equipped with four rap
id fire guns of the Hotchkiss type and
manufactured by the Colt people.
These guns are transported by IL
pack-mules, four men besides the off,
GERS are mounted, one acting as range
finder, two as dispatch hearers or
communication orderlies, one as a
platoon leader The battery Of four
guns are capable Of firing 1900 shots
per minute; $4,000 rounds Of ammuni-
ton are carried when going into &C.
ton and the results Of this sweeping
rain Of death pellets can be estimated
to suit the fancy. This company will
drill every day while in camp and at
ter the return from the practice hike
they will take up range work. using
lservice ammunition.
A Record Muster!
The recruited strength Of the several
companies Is the largest that has come
into camp since the Spanish war. total
ling 40 officers and about 800 men. Fol.
lowing is the strength Of the compa-
MES as per returns to the adjutant's
office: Machine Gun Co., Bangor, two
officers and 4S men; A Co., Pittsfield, two
officers and 45 men; B Co.. Rumford
three officers and 81 men; c Co.. Liver
more Falls, three officers and 80 men; L
Co., Norway. three officers and 40 men
Co., Skowhegan, three officers and s.
men; F Co., Dover, three Ofncers and q
men; G Co., Bangor. three oflcers ant
66 men; H Co.. Waterville. three ofi1ceri
and 4s men; Co.. Eastport, two officer!
and 60 men; K Co.. Pennington. three
officers and 81 men; L Co., Houlton, three
officers and 81 men; NJ Co.. Augusta
three officers and AZ men.
Tho Medical Corps
The Medical Corps. consisting Of fou
officers and Is men. is one Of the mos
efficient Of the country. Major Bal F
|, Bradbury, who has won internationa
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American Red Cross hospital at Berlii
and recently returned from the war
stricken country on account of tho i'll
ness Of his wife at home, Is at the heat
Of this department as chief surgeon
ably assisted by Maj. John G. Towne o
Waterville. Capt. Edison T.. Goodrich o
Waterville. both Of whom have an en-
viable reputation among the medical fra
ternity as skillful physicians. Two othel
young and promising physicians were re
Gently added to this department in tn,
persons Of 1t Carl H. Witherell Of Oak
land and 1t. George L. Pratt Of Farm
ington, both of whom will yet be heart
from.
For q short time in the late afternoon
while the weather corps were off some
where. indulging in q little pastime. oil
Jup. Pluv. sneaked in and opened tn,
food gates but was soon discovered b,
the weather men, who put him to rou
and changed the weather back to wher,
It was originally.
Among the visitors in camp today wal
Major VIM. H. Turkey Of Boise, idaho
member Of the medical department of tn,
National Guard Of that state. Majo
Turkey. who was guest Of Col. Hume
was in this city in 1893 and went out 1,
the Spanish war with the Maine Batter,
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