Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-29

officer Tuesday evening. causing
shake Of the head and the remark: III
we should accept all the offers. we
could have a regiment OF officers in
side Of 10 days.
The fact that some 60 odd sizes and
shapes Of American flags were found In
use in the various government depart
ments has actuated an executive order,
dated May 20, standardizing the form
and size Of all American flags. The
flags and union jacks Of all depart.
ments, with certain exceptions in the
army and navy. must now confirm to
specifications. Taking the hoist. or
width, as l, the fly, or length is 1.9; the
hoist Of the union, 49, the fly OF tho
union 76, and the width of each stripe
1-1s. There are IL prescribed sizes,
from 1.S1 feet to 20 foot hoists, but the
19-foot flag is to be the standard.
Second Lieut.. Percy E. Barbour Of
the 4th Company, Bath, has resigned
his commission in the Maine Coast Ar
tillery Corps to accept a commission as
first lieutenant in the Engineer Corps.
New York National Guard, to take ef-
feet at once. The vacancy will be
filled by an election which Capt. Owen
of the 4th Company has requested the
Adjutant General to order at
as early date as will permit of car
rying out all the formahties prescribed
by the Military Law. Lieutenant Bar
bour was highly efficient artillery Of
ficer and his loss is regretted by the
members Of the company and his
brother officers in Maine, who, how
ever, are pleased over his promotion
and the implied compliment to the
Maine coast artillery, in the selection
of Mr.. Barbour for the New York va
cancy for which there must have been
many candidates.
The federal act Of June requires
that appointments to commissions in
the National Guard must be made from
officers or enlisted men Of the National
Guard, retired officers Of the National
Guard, active or retired officers
Of the Army, Navy or Marine Corps,
graduates Of Annapolis or West Point
or graduates Of school or college in
which a course of military instruction
is given under an officer of the Regular
Army. Under the Maine Military Law,
a candidate for second lieutenant must
be over 81 and under IS years Of age, a
citizen Of the State. physically sound
and of good character. Both the State
and national law prescribe an examin-
alton which will hereafter be prescribe
ed by the President and will be con-
Quoted by board Of officers compos-
Guard or both.
Pennington Journal-Capt. Daniel
B. Belcher, formerly commanding off,
Ger of Company K, was ordered by the
Adjutant General to report at Augusta
for duty on Monday and left for the
State Capital yesterday morning.
Since resigning the command of Com
pany K, Captain Belcher has continued
an officer of the Maine National Guard,
his discharge never having occurred.
In the present emergency his training
and experience will be of benefit to. the
State.
Bangor Commercial-Mayor Wood
man is looking out for the families of
the militiamen through the authority
, given him by the city government last
Tuesday night. He has found that
one Bangor man, who previously
posed as a philanthropist, threa tened to
eject the family Of one soldier from a
house he owns. The mayor will see
that no injustice is done and needless
to say the soldiers family will not be
under the open air very long
Bangor Commercial-The Jameson
Guards will be re-organized as soon as
permission is received from Adjutent
General George Mel. Presson to or
ganize and arm such a company A
meeting of the members Of the old
Jameson Guard was held on Exchange
street, Monday night, to talk over the
plan of recognizing and it was decided
to call the men together again and
for the old members to be honorary
members while new recruits are Sc
lected from the young men of the city.
Bangor Commercial-Lieut William
McC. Sawyer and Sergeant Buntin of
the Machine Gun Co. were on duty at
the Machine Gun armory Tuesday, re-
cruiting men to take the place Of the II
men who failed to pass the physical
examination. Lieut.. Sawyer reports
| that the eye test was the bar to most
of the men who failed to pass. The
standard Of vision required was very
high one and men who didn't think
that there was anything the trouble
with their eyes were quite surprised.