Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-20

cd military aspect Tuesday after
noon and evening when the big army
recruiting show which started cut
from Camp Devens a week ago ex-
hibited- The train consisting OF two
touring cars six auto trucks and
three ambulances arrived mere about
O'clock in the afternoon. coming d.
recrly from Lewiston. and the fine
military spectacle was fuliy appreci-
ated by Augusta peop4e.
The recruiting party was in charge
of 1t. Victor NJ Frtar and was made
up Of 10 officers and 43 enlisted men.
The officers are as follows: MAJOR
Fl. s. Keyes. head of the medical
corps; Capt. Livingston Swentzel
head of the signal corps: Lieut.. ].
D. PatterTon. head Of the ordinances
CORPS: Lieut.. Finnan. head of the
quarter.naster corps; Sergt. Jones',
head OF the motor transit CORPS;
Lieut. E. NJ. McCracken. brandmas-
ter; Capt W. F. Mccain, in charge
OF recruiting; and Capt. Howard S.
Reed, representative of the Ad5utani
General at Washington. There is
hardly a man in the party who has
I
the heroes are many. There are a
number of famous Y. D. men in the
! party.
The alrplane which is in charge OF
laeut. T.. Curtis Moffatt did not ar
rive as the high test gasoline which
is required for the motor was not
/ available in Portland. and the aviator
was obliged to wait in that city until
a truck from Boston brings the fuel
along. 1t in stated however, that
Lieut.. Moffatt will come here as soon
as possible after the gasoline does ar
rive in Portland. probably today He
IS one of the most daring of the
Younger air pilots and his exhibition
is looked forward to with a great
deal of interest His machine is a
Curtis biplane with a $50 h. p. motor
A feature of the program carried
out yesterday afternoon was the
sending of messages from Mayor
Burleigh Martin and Secretary Ny
ron Davis of the Augusta Mer-
chants Association TO the command
ing general at Camp Devens by
means of two carrier pigeons which
were released by Mayor Martin
about o'clock. The messages were
written on thin tissue paper and
put in aluminium capsules which
were attached to the birds legs and
it was expected that the papers
would be received at Camp Devens
before dark. The pigeons bore the
following messages:
To Commanding General. Camp
Devens. Mass:
Augusta extends her compliments
to you and respectfully congratu-
lates you on the splendid personnel
representing you here"
BURLEIGH MARTIN.
Mayor Of Augusta.
Commanding General. Camp
Devens. Mass:
The Merchants Association of
Augusta at the heart of the Nation S
playground has enjoyed welcoming
/ Lieut.. Friar's party,
MYRoN NJ. DAVIS.
Secretary
Capt SwentzeI had charge of the
pigeons and was very proud Of them
! Five are from the trenches. One OF
+; the birds flew from Portland to
! Camp Devens in about two and a
! half hours. almost sixty miles an
hour. Several have made 500 mile
flights in one day They seem almost
tireless. flying 70 their destination
without stop and have certainly
proved their worth. There were q
of the~ birds with the exhibit wher
it started from Portland.
Band concert in Afternoon anc
Evening
| During the afternoon and evening
1.-The S6th Infantry Band of i6 pieces
! every man of which is an artist, gave
! a very enjoyable concert. Lieut.. E
/ M. McCracken in charge of the band
! directed the concert. At the close OF
! the afternoon concert the cornet Sec
! ton played the pay day calls ano
each man IN the party came forward
and was given his allowance of BE
t for his food for the day. The men
are paid of eEch afternoon by Lieut.
/ Fairr and il goes without saying
! that that part of the program IS
iODkeu IDTWdid III cAErl3s W AA-'
Interesting Exhibits
! The various exhibits which were
shown in Market square attracted
1 good deal Of attention and drew a
large crowd Of most interested spec
! tators. The signal corps exhibited
! fielo radio set, a heliograph, and al
so the several carrier pigeons.
The Ordnance exhibit included a
81 M NJ. gun. better known as the
lone FOUNDER; several models Of
machine guns and automatic rifles
different models of c. s. rifles and
bayopets. trench periscppes, etc. The
famous heavy Browning gun used
| exclusively by the American army
vas among the guns.
| Perhaps one ~ the most practical
departments Of the war IN the ord
nance. Men enlisttng in that branch
at their request may be sent to the
/ s. 0D0. e0e school in RaY.itan. n. j.
where everything is taught from tbs
/ blackEIniti1's trade to higher math.
/ ematics. Boys entering TINS branch
will learn trade for the future
/ Lieut.. Patterson. Sho has charge Ii
Southerner He was studying medi
/ cine at Georgetown University unit
the war broke out. but he expects Z,
/ 60 back to his degree when h
leaves the army.
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