Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-15
MAINE HEAvlES TUNED
UP TO FIGHTING PITCH
Every Man in Command Physically Fit for Serv-
ice IN France, Says Col Arthur 7. Balentine-
Ran Recruiting Campaign to Fill Ranks De-
pleted by Transfers.

join the Milliken Regiment when they
complete their special duty at Box
ford.
1t is regarded as doubtful if the
Lewiston Battery In command of
Captain Roger Greene. the former
Bates College foot ball coach, will
be back with the Maine boys at
Camp Bartlett as they have been made
trench mortar battery and are now
under canvas at Bedford wondering
where do we go from here?" How
ever, there are about rs men of the
original Lewiston Battery at this
camp at the present time and it Is
probable that new men will be added
to this organization through the big
recruiting campaign to be launched in
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
or the loo men leaving Brunswick
with the Milliken Regiment only about
boe are now in Camp Bartlett and this
number includes Battery A, of Port
land, part of Battery c, Of Lewiston!
Battery D, of Bridgton. Battery F, Of
Bangor and Battery E, Of Augusta.
Some Of the men have been assigned
10 the Engineers Corps and others to
other Organizations as the emergency
needs required
Duty of drilling the men is in charge
or Major George E. Fogg and the pa
per work. OF the regiment Is in the
hands OF Major George G. Webher of
Auburn. Every commissioned officer
and every enlisted man of the Milliken
Regiment is doing "his bit" and Cap
tain Ferd W. Parker, former city edi-
tor Of the Portland Daily Press. is in
charge o. the constructor work Of the
camp at the present time
Since the departure of Captain
George W Boyer as commander Of the
headquarters company Lieut.. Keith
Ryan has been in command. Captain
James w Eastman Of Fryeburg, who
was rejected is expected to rejoin the
regiment within short time.
Mascot Fond Of Music
Mascots are plentiful in the Mill :.
ken Regiment camp, but the real hero
of the mascot division is a black
scat presented to the boys Just be-
fore they left Brunswick. This gen
tieman" caused near panic one day
this week when he got into the barber
shop of headquarters and ate every
thing in sight including couple of
Turkish towels. The barber imnae-
diately entered a complaint and he
had hardly departed from Lieut..
Ryar's quarters when Band Leader
Joseph Coardar rushed in with a COM
plant against said goat He's been
in my tent and eaten up all my mu-
sic" exclaimed Coardar. Il had ar
ranged my musical program for the
concert and the coat has eaten all nv
Victor Herbert
A half hour later. Mr.. Goat was
seen coming forth from the entrance
OF the band leaders, tent on the end
of Coardar's boot. He had evidently
enjoyed Victor Herbert and had re-
turned for second lunch Of the com
positions.
Two handsome polo ponies once the
property Of Hugh Chisholm are now
a part Of the Milliken Regiment. The
animals were secured by Colonel
Ralentine and are now receiving their
training as real war horses"
Yes. the soldier boys Of the Milliken
Regiment have a great camp and they
are becoming real soldiers at Camp
Bartlett.
Inc second Maine
Possibly mile from the Miliken
Regiment camp one finally locates the
men Of the Second Maine Regiment
under the command Of Colonel Frank
NJ Hume. They have a splendid site
and are working hard at infantry drill.
When the newspa per representative
visited Camp Bartlett it so happened
that the officer of the day was Mai
John A, Hadley, so a pass for the
camp was readily forthcoming. The
Second Maine Is now the 103d U S.
Infantry and like other regiments IN
the great camp they are simply work
ing day In and day out expecting to
recslve word to move at any moment.
The organization Of the new 1891
Regiment L. S. Infantry OF which the
Second Maine is part is, nearing
completion. The assignment Of a large
number ~ old New Hampshire men to
the depot brigade has seriously ham
pered the officers in their attempts 70
get tho new organization running
smoothly but at last they feel that
they are well out Of the woods and
ready to show other infantry reei-
ments in camp what first class regi-
n1ent Is.