Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-25
Col. Balentine Tells
What Is to Be Done
In Preparation for
Mobilization
MEN TO REPORT TO
THEIR OFFICERS
Regiment and Battalion Officers
Urged to Do All Possible to
Avoid Confusion in Mastering

Portland. Me. July 24.-(SpeciaD.-
Col. A. T. Balentine, commanding the
LIST Regiment, Maine Heavy Field Ar
tillery (Milliken Regiment), tonight is
sued the following memorandum order:
Text of Order
To Battalion and Company Command
ers:
The adjutant general has notified the
company commanders and has direct
ed me to notify the battalion COM
manders and the staff officers that our
regiment is called into federal service
on the morning of July 25th.
am sending this memorandum or
der, which will be followed explicitly
and, in case of any misunderstanding
or conflict of orders from any quar-
ter. YOU will call me Immediately on
the telephone. 6499-W. Portland, re-
versing the charge.
Beginning July %. 1917, you are in
the federal service and will receive the
paw and allowances of your rank. The
enlisted personnel are also in the fed
and in addition an allowance Of rs
cents per day for subsistence. The
enlisted men will not assemble in ar
mories or quarters but will remain at
home and will report to you in per-
son or by telephone as you may di-
! rect. Your subordinate officers will
receive instructions from you and they
are under your orders and you and
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CARELESS of any personal affairs.
You are Immediately to make ros-
ter of the men in your battery and
will check off daily those reporting.
also check off the first day the names
of those you have notified. This lat
ter direction Is for your protection in
the event that any man is courtmar-
tailed for failure to report and sets
up claim that he was not notified.
You will call the adiutant daily.
/ 6499-W. Portland, beginning July 25
and notify him whether or not my or
ders are being carried out and you
must be prepared to explain fully any
dereliction in obeying my 'orders. In
the event that any man fails to report
in person or by telephone. after you
have given him orders to do so, you
are to take such steps as you deem
necessary and, If your orders cannot
be enforced in any other way you are
| to place the men under arrest in the
county JAIL taking these men with you
in arrest to Brunswick later for trial
by court martial. The whole object
Of this being of mobilization is to
have your men in constant communi-
cation with you so that within a few
! hours notice I shall be able to mobil-
ize the entire command at Brunswick
and You of course must be prepared
/ TO mobilize your command at some
point for transportation to Brunswick
/ In the meantime you will prepare mus
! ter rolls service records designation Of
| beneficiary, etc, and have same ready
| for the mastering officer. who Will re-
| quire them within the next few days
/ Major Samuel Shartle. L. s. A Of South
Portland has been designated by the de
partment commander is mastering officer
| Read carefully Special Regulation No
\ 55-Mobilzation of the National Guard.
/ 1917.
| If your men communicate with YOU by
/ telephone have them reverse the charge
I You will keep a careful record Of the
charges and any expenses you may incur
such as hiring automobiles and telephone
/ calls, if necessary in order to reach your
men, and YOU Will later be reimbursed
/ by the State. You will use blank form
! No % in submitting your accounts for
audit
I You will inform each enlisted man In
! your command that when he goes to
Brunswick he will take with HIM the fol-
lowing articles: Towels, four suits OF I'M
J derwear. six pairs Of socks, shaving out
! fit. soap comb and brush. toothbrush.
| pipe and tobacco. extra pairs OF shoes
] handkerch!efs. shirts. toilet paper.
! Many Of these articles will be supplied
by the government later to the men. but
/ in this event they will be charged to the
mems clothing account. and If the men
already possess them they can save this
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