Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-03
Col Bigelow Is Pleased
with Showing Made
by Regiment In
vites Friendly Crit
cism and Optimistic
Over Prospects Of
Making 1t an Eli
cent Organization

Monday was busy dzy tnr thu
VARIOUS nartaliuns uf TIM ID Mktns
,ussnr-- which has Htzrfed a I5-dxys.
.pm Of duty at Camp Ksyez.
A. apout SIS A. M. a dsfachment
mdsr the command Of Lieut. Col.
Iaacy Mprltnn Of Portland. cnnzist-
,us Of the Sd Battalion unfisr the
command of Major Frank z Brown
o Dexter. asEistsd by Battalion Ad-
mint S. c. z. Parkhurzt OF Bangor,
hi. the camp and headed by the ID
Ns,ns Infantry band marched To
HsllpweIl 10 participate m parade
n that city. They arrived thHre
promptly al $50 A. NJ. participated
II the parade and returnad 10 camp,
arriving at 12.3D p. M. Il was re-
marked by pepple who witnessed
me parade that the battalion mRde
most exreIlent showing.
-hs ID Battalion under the COM
msrd Of MRinr Harold Pepper of
wsserwiile panued the dzy 1t thu
,sugs. Lieut. hobart Faulkner of
Co. Z (Augusta) assisted Captain
Daniels of the e. s. army IN INSTRUCT
ne the men- The men shot over
800 300 and SD yards in slow FIRE
snd 200 yards IN rzpid ftre-
Ths 1st Battalion was ax TIM Camp
Il dzy, where TIM vxripus parts Of
infantry drill was run through.
Al about 40 P M, the I'd Bat
saion commanded by Mzjur Frank
z Brown of Dexter had parade, AND
gn1 here IT is well To state that they
went through the various mRne11vers
wlA snzp and VIM. This was fol-
iosed directly by guard mount, Co.
4 going ON duty. Ondcer of TIE day
vas Cart RngarE of CnrinuR-
~ eer.ainl- invite trienflly criticism"
asclared Col. Hary M SiEeicw ID
Portland. the commander Of the Thira
Name Regiment. Tuesday.
~ am vary much pleased with rhe
work Of the man thus FAR continued
OIL Hizeiow. -sOf course there are
same rough spDfs IN places but by the
enc Of this tour of duty expecf that
lie hnys win be right up 10 the minute
xl.t the army E1un- During the win
iE battalion schools were held. and
las, June an oficers' school was CON-
iacrec here AT Camp Reyes. These af-
tzrs nave tended to cause a greater
agrees Of proficiency among the on
ou and that training has made them
z groo stead for this encampmemt-
N work Of Col. Francis Il. Farnum.
he instructor inspector of the National
saarc. than whom there is nnne bet
ir L the country. mas been laid ont m
most comprehensive manner.
Tu-mer members Of the 1Hsd InfHn
-, which saw service overseaH- have
,ads suggestions which they learned
D their experience. and we hzEe fpl-
sFed those suggestions with profit
sr instance. Major SpzuIding Bisbee
2 armfu-d suggested a scheme which
ne English troops used IN France
sc,cr VIE are using. In fact. we ARE
sEns the methods which the war has
s'vn 70 oe the best. particularly as re-
a's 70 sanitation and personal ny-.
fsae
We nave the utmost cooperation
l'on Ad1urant General Presson. L.ieuf.
" ta-run. the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tas National Guard, and Major
'S1es = Moriarrv Of Lewiston. the in
aec'or general. and are making grea-
Mgrezs on working ON a definite Eye
lE"
invites Criticism
-@ daily report TUESDAY Ehpwea
4@ here we're e officers ann 81 Insn
camp, divided as follows.
OffcErE Men