Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-26

playing at baseball and football games.
no more attendance for awhile at track
meets and college rallies; from now on,
if the Maine troops are called to help
protect the border. the college boys will
be in line with them, and Will go
through the same campaigning that be-
falls our soldiers. The average age
of the band boys is 20 years.
There are 30 members of the organ
ization, and by Saturday afternoon the
last man, called from his work as a
school teacher, had reported for duty.
The men were busy Saturday morning
practicing for a concert held in the eve
ming, and for guard mount at 4.3O In
the afternoon George Wyman of
|, Bucksport, who accompanied the band
last year is cook again this year. and
is conducting his duties in the same
efficient manner as he did at the last
encampment.
The band is under the direct command
of Capt. Frank E. Drake of Pennington.
The chief musician is L. H. Blood: and
the drum major is G. r. Oliver, who is
attending his fifth encampment. H. G.
Cobb is principal musician The ser
y
Fl. NJ. Currier and T. D. Bonney. The
corporals are ]. B. Holden. G. E. Dole.
B. L. Hopkins, o. K. Edes and S. c..
Page.
The following men are enlisted as
privates: NJ. E. Baker w B. Becker, S.
Beverage, H. E. Blakney, S. c. Brown,
K P. Brown, E. L. Coolbroth, D. w.
Hurd, A. H. Harmon, G. E. Hanson, M.
P. King, H. Littlefield, H. S. Lasalle,
G. L. Richardson. NJ. L. Stoddard and
cook, George Wyman.
The Post Exchange
The post exchange which takes the
place of the "canteen" of the old days
is under the charge of Capt Moses p.
Stiles of the Colonels staff, and is con-
Quoted by three Augusta young men.
Soft drinks, tobaccos, pies and fruit
provide Injuries as a change from the
plain diet Of a soldier. The exchange
is well patronized as it always has been
in pas years, and is a welcome spot
on the field.
A Narrow Escape
1T is not often that a man receives
a shrapnel wound before ever he gets
into actual battle" said Capt. Roy L.
Marston of E Co. from Skowhegan.
but that is what happened to one Of
nv boys before we left home for
Camp Reyes"
Il had my whole company out in
battle formation working out a slight
problem combined with actual target
work Our range is on plain of per-
haps 700 acres with a little valley cut
ting its midst, and across this valley
was our 'enemy'-the targets over the
pits. Each man was given 10 rounds
of ammunition and the shooting was
by volley.
Every five minutes the boys would
cease firing for a moment and the
targets would be pulled into the pits
for examination. One of my men who
was tending target was Guy Hunter.
young man well-known in Skowhe-
gan, and who has an enviable repu-
taton as an athlete. While he was
examining a target the man next TO
him noticed crimson clot of blood
as large as a saucer dying his khaki
trousers just below the knee
What is the matter with your
leg he asked.
why, nothing replied young
Hunter, looking down and noticing the
blood for The first time. Then he rub
bed his leg. Say, but that is sore he
said in surprise.
Examination disclosed the fact that
the steel jacket from one of the bull
lets lad rcccheted from tie stee: tar
get support, torn through his trousers
ard inflicted a nasty flesh wound and
that, mind you. without his knowing
wher it happened.
Oh. yes, IL. js all right now re-
Piled Capt. H.arston in response to an
inquiry, but We were very much
afraid Of bloo6poiso2ing at one time"
Safety First
IF anybody wants me right away
said one Of the most popular company
captains at the encampment to his
first sergeant, Il will be over to the
barber shop"
You don't need shave laughed
the sergeant, glancing at the black
and stubby growth that adorned his
superiors chin.
Il know it," responded the captain