Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-23

shall be appointed and commissioned
by. the Governor. from such persons
as are qualified by Law to hold such
Offices, and that the Legislature
shall. BY law. designate the qualifi-
cations necessary for holding Q COM
mission in the Militia and shall pre-
scribe the mode Of selection of ON
GERS of the several grades.
The present provision Of the Con-
stitution which requires that these Of
ficers shall be elected by the votes Of
the members Of their respective COM
panies or regiments. a. the case may
be. does not provide proper method
for insuring the most efficient per-
sonnet for our National Guard or
CARNATIONS, however suitable this
method may have been under old
militia conditions.
Major James L. Moriarty and LIST
Lieutenant Leo F. Hall of Lewiston
are now organizing a sanitary de-
tachment and it is expected it viii be
fully organized. equipped and recog-
mixed by Federal authorities by Aug.
30.
The Quartermaster Department
has just received 1900 pairs of shoes
of different sizes. the army marching
shoe manufactured by the Joseph IL.
Herman Shoe Co. These are to be
issued to the men when they arrive
in camp on the plan outlined In
General Orders No. 10. C. s., this Of
fee.
Major William c. Goodwin and a
large crew of men have been work.
ing on the rifle range at Augusta and
now have the same completely ready
for use during the coming encamp-
ment. The range is considered abso-
lutely safe and it is planned to have
one battalion occupy it at time.
1t. Col Leroy D. Moulton has been
in Augusta making arrangements
for the headquarters mess and other
necessary plans in order to carry out
the wishes of Colonel Harry NJ. Bige-
low for the coming camp Of instruc-
ton.
This Office is constantly receiving
inquiries regarding a State bonus for
discharged soldiers and sailors, but
the same was not authorized by ac-
ton of the Legislature. Maine is
one of the few states giving aid to
the dependents of soldiers and sail
ors so long as the men are in actual
service and has already paid out
several hundred thousand dollars for
this purpose.
AS soon as unallotted funds are
available this State will commence
the organization of six companies Of
Coast Artillery and the reorganiza-
ton of the old End Maine Infantry.
The following. contained in a cir
cular letter from the Militia Bureau,
is herewith printed for the informa-
ton of all those interested:
Attention is invited to the fact
that the Motion Picture Section,
Historical Branch. General Staff.
Army War College. Washington, D. c..
has a number of motion picture reels
entitled The Training Of the Soldier
available for loan to National Guard
units. Any states having recognized
National Guard units and desiring to
obtain the loan of such reels should
make application direct to the Mi
litia Bureau. The supply, however,
being limited it is not practicable to
supply all states, and applications
will be considered in the order in
which they are received. The nee
essary apparatus for projecting the
films must, of course, be furnished by
the States.
In addition to the above. the Pho
tographic Section, Signal Corps. has
a limited number of motion picture
films of American Expeditionary
Forces subjects, which are for. sale
at the cost price of ten cents per
foot These are not available for
free issue to the National Guard and
the cost would necessarily have to be
met from funds other than Federal.
A list of the subjects may be OBJ
tanned upon application to this Bu-
reau.''