Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-12
CHANGES AND
RUMORS ABOUT
OLD I'd MAINE

Or the four infantry regiments that
| went to France as the component parts
of the o6th division. but one retained its
| colonel. Frank n. Hume of this town.
who up to a short time ago was'in COM
1 mand Of the lood infantry.
| There have been manv changes in the
officer personnel OF this regiment. but
many of these have been by promotion,
and none. so far as known, savors of
| discrimination. The regiment has
served consistently ana well and up 20
July IS had not had man taken pris-
/ oner. Its losses had been especially
/ heavy in killed and severely wounded.
! Lt.-Col. Frank B. Cummings was sent
home and retired soon after the regi-
ment went over seas. Maj. John A.
Hadiey. commanding the LIST battalion.
was transferred TO the divisional staff
and now commands battalion Of the
lo4th infantry. Maj. Walter ]. Mayo is
still, so far as known. with the regi-
ment. as ic Maj. William II. Southland.
! who led battalion at Chateau-Thierry
and was twice wounded leading it.
Capt. and Adit. Frank E. Drake was
made chief OF operation on Gen. Coles
/ staff. and was returned to the United
! States some time ago. made a major
/ and assigned to some American camp
! (Devens).
/ Practically all the company COM
! manders of the 103d have been chang
ed. Capt. Percy A. Hasty of A COM
pany. gassed severely on the Chemn-
des-pames, has been in replacement
camp. Capt. Spaulding Bisbee of B
/ company has been made regmental in
telligence officer. Capt. Roland c.
Findley Of G. company, severely wound
ed July p at Torcy. is now in a base
hospital at Railway, y. j. Capt. James
w. Hanson of d company was made I
major and succeeded Hadley in COM
| tnand Of the LIST battalion. Capt Charles
n. Norton. F company. is still in
I, FRANCE, and one report has him acting
:, as major. Capt Samue' II. Edes, G.
company, has been transferred. latest
information being that he had a staff
appointment, Capt. Walter c. Ellis II
company, returned home with Lt.-Col
Cummings last winter Capt Albert F.
Andrews, X company. is still with the
regiment, SO far as known, and Can't
kisor \. ltosford. l. company, also or
else OIL temporary detached DUTY. tho
latler acted as major in one engage
meht capt Arthur Asnworth OF the
machine gun company was promoted
70 major in command Of 1851 machine
sun battalion. succeeding Maj GatcheIl
OF Rhode Island, inv,,lded home. Capt
Carl II. Tobcy. headquarters COMPANY.
was made divisional personnel officer.
and Capt. Albert Greenlaw, supply,
off
Lieut.. Irwin f. Dosne cor7r,a,Iino
2. - VA" has been made !: captain
since the listing of the casualties. was
wounded under the left eye in the Bat
tie of TIE Marne July q He has been
cited for bravery three times by Maj
! Clarence +. Edwards and has been
recommended to receive the French
war cross for distinguished service.
Sent Back as instructors
Its, Gehard. 1utras, Glover and
Eadie have been killed Its. Metcalf,
Bowen Sayers and Wilson have been
I made captains. Metcaf succeeding To-
hey, Wilson succeeding Edes ami Bow
en- succeeding Norton Sayers was
transferred to Coles staff. made a. can
/ tain and sent to this country to instruct
recruits The regimental CHAPLAIN
! Capt. Moody, son of Dwight l.. Moody
was made divisional chief Of chaplains
ana recently was sent lone Second
Lieutenant Charles Il. Cabot has been
made a captain and is still with the
regiment.
More than dozen jeutcnan,s Of the
lG3d infantry have been sent back as in.
structors and their places taken by
graduates OF officers schools. some OF
them ''non-coms'' of the regiment At
least six second Neutenants were made
nrsts' two no" commanding companies.
The first replacement draft was of Ohio
" oops me second Of Californians and
later one Of Southerners. Several
southern and Western lieutenants
Joined .t'e regiment, who were sent on
IN char'c of men for the ranks AS for
casualties. one company started in the
general attack at Chateau-Thierry JuIv
y with five officers and 81 men. Twelva
men reached the objective. in command
OF lieutenant. The rest all we cas-.
ualties-cs killed.
Inc feeling was excellent between the
oficers and men of the old I'd Mama
and those OF the list New Harnpsh;ra
"hich limits formed the l03d infantry
ne two state regiments were brigaded
together on the border at Laredo Tex
ana the merger was a happy one, and
made for the extreme loyalty of off,
GERS and men to Col. Hume and he new
regImental organization
me following had its origin in the
| Boston Globe:
Col. Frank NJ. Hume, Of the 1osd In
fahtry' 18th division. formerly the 2d
Name. now in France. has been -e,ieved
OF his command and sent to the roar
according to letter from Frank p
! Sioiey, the correspondent of the Boston
Hlooe with the 2fth division. writing
under date or Nov. 9Th.
! Col Hume is succeeded by Lieut. GO,
Nasslus 81. Dowell. who has been oner-
atoms officer Of the division.
An extract from a letter written by
Corp. l.. J. lott of Houlton to Mrs 4
I ~ smith OF that town has the following
| paragraph:
we rave lost most of our ,,facars.
capt Hosford has been commissioned
MAJOR capt. Deans is commanding IN.
lrst Battalion. Lieut.. Cabot has been
commissioned captain and is command
ing Company NJ. General Edwards bas
gone back 20 the United States and
Col. Hume has been relieved of his
| command and is going tn eo,,a otto,