Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-19
General Payne Inspects 152nd
Field Artillery At Service
Practice On Sidney Bog
Range-Major Dingwall OBJ
serves Guns In Action From
Plane

Much praise for the fine way in
which the officers and men of the
152nd Field Artillery carried out
their work on the range was ex-
pressed Wednesday by Major Cen
eral Morris B. Payne, commander of
the 43rd Division, after passing the
forenoon at the Sidney Bog range
where he observed the fire and con-
duct of the men of battery B, who
were at that time carrying out their
scheduled range practice. Major
General Payne is an old artillery
man, although now head of an in
fantry division and at one time COM
manded a regiment of heavy artil-
lery in France. He knows what an
artillery outfit ought to do and how
they should, do it and he was very
much pleased with the showing of
the Maine Guardsmen. He also ex-
pressed his appreciation of the range
facilities at Sidney Bog.
After the forenoon on the range,
General Payne enjoyed an airplane
flight with Lieut.. Earl Fleet in the
big D. H. plane which arrived in
this city Tuesday afternoon. Early
in the afternoon General and Mrs
Payne and his aide Capt. Alfred Lii
gourie, together with Mrs. Ligourie,
left by auto to return to New Lon
don, Conn.,, where the general was
called back earlier than he had an
ticipated. Thep intended to pass the
night in Boston and to finish the
| journey today.
Lieut.. Fleet, the pilot of the De-
Haviland plane, was kept busy on
Wednesday giving the officers of the
1o2nd f. A. trips in the plane. They
were short ones, of necessity, be-
cause of the number of passengers
to be taken up, but several got their
| first taste of aviation at that time.
! During the afternoon he took Major
| Malcolm S. w. Dingwell, commander
of the battalion for a more extern
sive trip. during which they went to
the region of Sidney Bog and Ma or
Dlngwell was given an opportunity
to observe the work of his gunners,
from the air. Later in the after
noon Lieut.. Fleet was unfortunate
in breaking the tail skid of his ma
| chine, which called for a short per-
iod of work before he could again
| take the air.
He plans to leave for Burlington,
VT, this forenoon and will be accom-
panied on the return trip by Col.
Joseph F. Gohn, u. S. A. DOL, in
structor for the 43rd Division, who
came to Augusta with General
Payne. Second Lieut.. Harry. w.
Generous, who came to Camp Keyes
! In the plane with Lieut.. Fleet will
return by automobile. The trip to
Burlington by plane IS expected to
take about an hour and 10 minutes
as they came to Augusta in an hour
and half and were delayed by mist
| in the mountains.
The other members of General
Payne's party, who will leave today
are: Col. Harry B. Bissel, chief of
staff of the Ard Division. Major
James NJ. White, U. S. A. DOL, jul
Nor instructor for the 43rd Divi-
sion; Col. James w. ellison, Assis-
tant Adjutant General of the State
of Connecticut: Lieut.. Col C. w.
Seymour, of the divisional judge ad-
vocate generals department., and
Capt. George Sturgis, of the Divi-
sional judge advocate generals de-
partment. While they were in Au-
gusta they were Joined by Lieut..
Col. Charles w. Savage, division ad-
/ jutant; Lieut.. Col. James L. Mori-
arty, division inspector and Capt.
Lester M. Hart, aide to the general.
The party came to this city Tues
day evening instead of on Wednes-
day as was first planned and this
change of plans caused a slight
hitch in the arrangements which
had been made to have a state
highway police officer meet the par
ty at the state line and conduct the
three cars to this city. At o'clock
Tuesday word was received here
that the party was in Fryeburg and
at once the Office of the State Police
was notified. A call within half an
hour to the office brought Lieut.. Col.
Savage the information that they
had established connection with Of
ficer Scott, and that he was on his
way to meet the party. He found
them within a mile of Fryeburg and
escorted them to this city. Col.
Savage was much pleased with the
prompt response of the State High
way Police force to this change of
plans.