Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-18
ARTILLERY BATTERIES WILL
take POSITIONS ON SIDNEY
BOG RANCE EARLY next WEEK

there are besides the draft animals
to haul the mobile French 20 NM
guns and ammunition caisons, some
pretty lively mounts, and the officers
of both the artillery battalion and
the Brigade Headquarters were last
evening anticipating a rather inter-
esting session today.
The artillerymen were hard at It
all day Monday and carried out their
regular schedule of training. During
most of this week the men of the
152nd +. A. are receiving instruc-
tion IN drill and the school of the
soldier, in small groups, though 1t is
probable that the four batteries will
get onto the drill grounds with full
artillery columns within day or
two.
Governors Review Friday
BY Friday of this week everything
is expected to be moving with mill
tary precision in the matter of for
nations and on that afternoon the
troops of the 152nd artillery and the
Headquarters company, S6th. Inf.
Brigade will be reviewed by Cover
nor Ralph o. Brewster For the full
battalion review on Friday, the 103rd
and as the movement in column of
the effective looking field guns Is al
ways interesting, the program of
that day Is expected to be the spec
tacular feature of the encampment.
Afternoons this week the officers
and n-commissioned officers
schools will be held and provision
will be made for recreation. Retreat
will be at $50 o'clock each afternoon.
Camp Telephone System
Major DingwalPs command is al
ready demonstrating it's ability with
the three inch artillery pieces, and
the seth Inf. Brigade Hdqtrs. Co., is
proving it's usefulness as a communi-
cation unit in many ways. Already a
complete army system of telephones
has been installed in the camp, and
this in turn is connected with the
outside world through the message
center switchboard and the New
England &C. and T! service. The in
line for the camp is 1910 AMI Il cali
over that line will connect with any
Of the II lines which tie up the sew
eral departmental and unit headquar-
ters.
Artillery Firing Next Week
Each battery will take a turn on
week for service practice with French
75's. Battery B will go on the range
Monday and finish it's practice Tues
day. Battery A. will arrive at the
range Tuesday, hold it's firing We'd
nesday and Thursday and give way
Thursday noon to Battery c, which
will be there until Friday night
Each battery will fire 300 rounds Ct
shrapnel and 100 high explosive
shells. Officers rate the North Au-
Custa- Sidney range as one cf the
best for its purpose in the country.
beinC very safe and having an extent
of 1000 meters and advantageous OBJ
servation points. Members Of the
battalion not engaged In service
practice will be kept busy at special
;st's school and mounted drill.
Trophies for 1narksmanship
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
next week the Headquarters Company
will devote itself to target practice
on the Camp Keyes rifle range. Cups
will be awarded for the best aggre-
gate scores, both with pistols and
rifles The men of the company main
tanning it's equipment in best shape
also will receive a cup. A pistol COM
petition for the artillery battalion is
to take place in the course of the en-
campment and a cash prize will go to
the fund, of the battery having the
best aggregate score.
The commanding personnel, in the
higher ranks, differs little from that of
last years encampment and the pre-
ceding one at Camp Keyes. Brig. Gen.
Albert Greenlaw is in general COM
mand OF the camp and Major Malcolm
S. w. Dingwall commands the artil-
lery. Battery c of Fort Fairfield has
new captain in George w. Putnam,
who succeeded Captain Preston B.
Libby. but as before, Battery A Of
Pressure Isle is commanded by Cap
tain Walter Cassidy, Battery b of Car
ibou by Captain Samuel Collins and
the Headquarters Battery of Houlton
by Captain Packard. Captain John
Potter of Houlton heads the Medical
Detachment. Captain I. A. Luke is
the battalion instructor. and Captain