Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-03
Drawing Held Under
Direction of Major
Shartle at Brunswick
Its. CHADBOURNE
AND WEBSTER HIGH
Battery E Of Augusta in Third
Battalion Under Major Smith
Gift of 5000 Baseball Outfit
Food Inspection Committee.

FOOD inspection Committee.
Brunswick, Ne. Aug. I'm conform.
r. with the military regulations
which prescribe for the ranking of OFF,
GERS IN regiment. a drawing was held
,oday at Milliken Regiment headouar-
,ers under the direction of Major Sam
lei G. shartle. L. S. A., the federal
mastering officer. With the exception
q the majors and three of the first
.!eutenants, none OF the commi ssicrc.l
Steers have had previous military
experience to give them a rating. The
rating Of the majors will be announced
tomorrow after certified copies Of their
military record are received from Au-
gusta.
Drawing for Positions.
All the captains drew for positions.
the drawing resulting as follows: First.
George w. Boyer OF Portland, Head
Quarters Co.; second. James W. East
nan. Fryeburg. adjutant Of the First
Battalion; third. Roger Greene of Bat
terry c. Lewiston: fourth, Howard E..
beedy OF Portland, regimental adju-
tant, fifth. Edward B. Hinckley of Bat
terry z. Augusta; sixth, Vernon w
MARI Of Pennington of the Supply Co. !;
seventh. William r. Ballou of Battery
F & Bangor; eighth Albert E. White
mn, Battery A Of Portland; ninth, Ben
'pA+ J. Woodman, Battery Of West
crook; 10th. James B. Fogg, South
Pr!'i51n. a1ii:tant of the Third Bat
taIr-n; 1'tt. Hugh W. Hastings. Bat
terry D Of Rridgton; 18th, Ferd w.
Parker. Wes'nrook, adjutant of the
Second Battalion
First Lieutenant--1st. Francis ]. Kyte
Battery c Cd. Cornelius A. Feurv. Bat
terry A; 3d. John E. Haughey. Battery
A; An. MILFORD G. Chapman. Jr.. Port
and. Of the Supply Co; 5th. James A.
Walsh. Battery c: 6th, Roy F. Stevens,
Battery B; It'll. William c. Carroll. Bat
err ., 3th. Ralph B. Coffey, Battery F:
N Harold H Cole, Battery 3; 10Th.
john NJ. O'Connell. Battery +: 18th,
Frank z Southland. Battery F: 18th
KERN RYAN of Augusta. Headquarters
@ 18th. BENJAMIN O. Warren. Battery
2, l4th. Emery Q. Beane. Battery f.
Second ILeutenant-1st. Donald Carter,
Battery y; I'd, Elwyn L. Chadbourne.
Battery T. 3D.. s Sewall Webster Bat
'err F. 4th. George F. Mccarthy. Bat
terry C. 5th, John F. Childs. Battery c;
sth, Henri A. Benoit Battery A; It'll.
Lcear Curtis. Battery A. Sth Albert L.
Gray Battery 3, 9th. Pearl W. Gowen.
Battery F, 10th. Bernard Mcclure. Bat
terry nth, Robert c. Hamlen of Port
lard Supply Co, 18th. Coburn Berry.
Battery y; 18th. Edward E. Chase, Bat
.srv
The regiment today received the gift Of
4 go naseNiil 0utht which was donatel
~ trends of the regiment in Portland.
Assignment of Battalions
Inc announcement was made today OF
Tie assignment of batteries to hattaions.
and + are in the first battalion under
Major George Fogg; c and D are in the
second battalion under Major George c.
VENEER ard F and are in the third
battalion under Major Harry NJ. Smith.
Food Inspection Committee.
While no complaints have yet been re-
eNea n regard to the food. Col. Balen-
me IN order to secure the opinion OF
'o"-'nterested parties. appointed COM
nN''ee consisting of Hon. Edward ".
wheeler, Prof. George I. Files and
.NoFnas II Riley. Jr., of Brunswick and
asked them to make frequent investiga-
non OF the way the food is served, the
'"ahner in which 1t is prepared and
N"ether in their opinion the soldiers are
.eee!Vlns sufficient food. Col Balent'ne
"as requested the committee to make
written reports to him from time to time
'esarding the conditions which they find.