Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-09
Review Features
Final Day Maine
BOYS at Ethan Allen
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Camp Proctor, FIT. Ethan Allen, VT,
Aug. s-A brigade maneuver in the
forenoon and review by Governor
Proctor of Vermont, featured the I'm
al day of camp routine. Thursday at
Camp Governor Proctor. Fort Ethan
Allen, VT, where the Maine boys
have been passing their Is day tour
of duty.
In the morning the members of the
103rd Infantry from Maine and the
112nd Infantry of Vermont, together
with the Headquarters Company S6th
Infantry Brigade of Augusta, Maine.
went out to the region of Sunderland
Hollow and worked out a problem in
which the troops of. the S6th brigade
functioned as a brigade for the first
time.
1t was necessary to use the third
battalions Of both regiments to simu-
late large enemy force holding a
hill. and the remaining two battal-
ions from each regiment together
with special units attached. conduct
ed an attack in which they carried
the hill, aided by a dense smoke
screen.
Actual campaign conditions were
followed and the boys showed that
they have fine grasp OF the neces-
sary mode of conduct when under
the fire of the enemy.
! Several miles of telephone line
were run by the brigade and regi-
mental headquarters companies and
communica ton was maintained be-
| tween the advance posts and the bril-
gade commander at all times.
Many of the boys were thoroughly
a very violent shower came up, which
| flooded the camp grounds and ran
into the tents. making it very dis
| agreeable for some time. .
/ In the afternoon the sun came out
again and with the sandy soil of the
| reservation to help, the water soon
disappeared.
: Governor Proctor of Vermont, ac
companied by his staff, Col. E. w
Gibson, Col. B. S. Hyland, Adjutant
General James w. Hanson of Maine
! and Adjutant General H. T. johnson
of Vermont. reviewed the brigade in
a large field on the reservation and
near the camp of the troops of the
S6th Brigade.
This was in celebration of Cover
nor's day and the usual salute of II
guns was fired. Governor Percival
P. Baxter of Maine, who had intend
ed to be present at this time. was
unable to be there because of the
primary recount, but expressed his
regrets to General Greenlaw. COM
handing the Brigade, in a telegram.
The boys started breaking camp
Friday morning bright and early and
before eight o'clock nearly every
tent was down. After all baggage
was packed and the grounds polio
ed" the boys ate their last mess at
Fort Ethan Allen for this encamp-
ment and entrained in the afternoon.
The troops moved in three sections
from the Fort to Portland, and the
men entrained on these sections at
3:15, AIS and SIS in the afternoon.
They will arrive at Portland in the
early morning Saturday and will
there split up and take other troop
trains to their homes. 1t is expected
that every man will be at his home
sometime Saturday. The exact plans
are not known but the talk at camp
Is that the troop train will reach
Bangor about 8 o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon.
The Maine troops at the camp this
year are at an unusually good state
vi ClliClcIlCy anu SOlOlel blESIOW
commanding the 103rd Infantry is
greatly pleased with their work.
A prize will be awarded to the
company having the greatest all
round efficiency but the basis of
| awarding the prize will be different
this year than it has been in other
years. No competitive drills will be
held but instead a general rank on
the entire tour of duty will deter
mine the prize winner. Col. Bigelow
said Thursday evening that Co. F of
Augusta is in very fine shape this
year and that it would rank among
the highest in the regiment, stand
ing a very good chance to win tie
prize. He declared that the company
has an especially efficient corps of
he said that the company was living
up to it's usual good standard, that
was all that was necessary.
The Headquarters Company S6th
Infantry Brigade, while not a unit of
the 103rd Infantry and therefore not
eligible for the prize has been doing
excellent work at the camp this year.
This company. because of it's spe-
cial duties is composed of specialists
and experts in many lines and does
not work as unit as do the other
companies.
Several members are assigned to
Brigade headquarters to take care of
the administrative work. These men
under the direction of Sergeant
Ma jor Harry S. Dean have done es-
pecially well the first year that they
have functioned with the entire bril-
gade. Others have been in charge
of the horses for the Brigade officers
and as such have acted as orderlies
to these officers. Sgt. George Mar
childon, attached to the company for
the tour of duty, with four years in
the marines and four in the cavalry,
has been mounted orderly to Brig
adler General Greenlaw and in this
capacity has carried the general
flag in brigade reviews. He has been
in charge of the stable detail.
Under the direction of Sergeant
Major Everett Avore, and Sergeant
Charles Bresette the bridgade head
quarters has been kept in communi-
cation with the 172nd Infantry and
, the 103rd Infa1try at all times Of the
1 day and night. A net work of wires
was run connecting these units and
carried through a switchboard, which
was installed in a special tent near
brigade headquarters. Operators
were on duty at all times to handle
calls, and runners were kept handy
! to take messages that could not be
handled by telephone. All registered