Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-29

Augusta boys at Camp Reyes, in
common with all others who are on
thelr TWO weeks tour of duty there,
are enjoying themselves very much
ana are getting along fine. The boys
or Co. f, 10Srd Infantry, report that
they are messing especially we'll this
year in battalion mess. with e COM
pany of Lewiston and G company of
WaterVille. The cooks have one day
on and one day off, which gives them
an especially attractive routine, and
as they are all experts in their line
the boys find no fault with the Chow"
with the Headquarters Company,
S6th Infantry Brigade, the same is
true, although they are messing by
themselves. Their food is especially
well put up this year and when the
| boys hear mess CALI they are right
on hand to help stow away the food.
The menu for yesterday. which is but
a regular one and not "doctored" for
publication, Is very attractive and sew
eral visitors who had eaten with the
boys of the company are ready to
vouch that it was good. The menu
was: Breakfast-oranges rolled oats,
scrambled eggs, friend potatoes, bread
and butter, coffee: dinner-hamburg
loaf, boiled potatoes, bread and butter.
| apple tapioca pudding, ice cream, tea
and lemonade; supper-fra nkfurters
and onions. fried potatoes. bread and
butter, watermelon and tea.
Mess Sergeant Robert Morton, with
| Cooks Redmond and Leeman, are look
| ing after the boys comfort in cult
| nary way and they are certainly doing
| the job right.
The boys of the camp are getting by
with a minimum OF minor injuries
! and practically no sickness. Very few
| are marked quarters" after sick call
| in the morning, and those that are
| don't stay there long, because they
want to be out with the rest of their
outfit.
Capt Frank Sprague stated yester-
| day that he was very much pleased
| with the way in which his men have
rounded into shape at this camp. He
| said that there is a noticeable differ
ence in the boys since their first regi-
| mental parade and that on Tuesday
night he was proud of them as they
went by the reviewing officer. 1t is
understood that Second Lieut.. Earl
! Cooper of Co. F. who was officer of
the guard Tuesda ynight, was highly
| commended for the fine inspection
which he staged at guard mount.
ne pc9S VI al COlilpstillGS are SilO"-
ing much interest in the baseball Sc
ries which Is being run off. On
Wednesday afternoon Co. r was slat-
ed to play Co X of Belfast, but the
game was forfeited to Co. + through
the failure of their opponents to APP
pear. In snappy, exciting game Co.
of Millinocket trimmed Co. B of
Rumford by a score of II to 4.
To Play Pony Polo
Various other sports are being
undertaken each day and the two
teams which are to stage the first
anne of pony polo ever played in this
city are practicin hard eevry day.
The SO0rd Reserve will clash with the
103rd regiment in this game. The
players of the 103rd have not yet
been announced but the 303rd seems
to have a strong team, with the fol-
lowing playing: Col. Henry G. Boyer
of Portland, No. 4 Capt. Roland II.
Peacock, Freeport, No. 2; Lieut.. Lin
wood n. Carroll, South Paris, No. 8;
Lieut.. Roscoe n. Given, Augusta, No.
l.
The course of instruction on We'd
nesday was especially interesting.
Company NJ. of Bangor, gave a fine
demonstration in the morning of ma
chine guns in action under assumed
artillery fire. Under the direction of
Capt. Willard Mclaughlin. Lieut.,
Earl Cashier, and Lieut. Earl w.
Bowen, the machine guns were taken
forward under artillery fire across an
open field and were set up for action.
The men went through the difficult
manoeuevrs in a very fine manner.
In the afternoon several Of the line
companies went out for a short ses-
sion of bayonet practice. To many
I of the men this was new and 1t soon
became a fascinating game in which
everyone took hold with will. Ru-
dimentary training was taken up at
that time and they will be put
through much of this sort of work
during the remainder Of the camp.
Machine Guns in Action
Today a demonstration of machine
gun fire will be staged by Co. H. of
Lewiston, Capt. J. II. Carroll COM
| handing. Actual firing will be done
by the members Of the company, who
| will use tracer bullets which leave a
! thin trail of smoke and thus show
| the course that the bullet has taken
and assist them in finding the tar
get,
Special efforts are being made in
| camp this year in inStill a thorough
knowledge of military courtesy in the
| minds of both officers and men. This
| important feature is reviewed by the
commissioned staff in discussions and
| is given to the recruits in the form
| of daily lectures and they are
| checked up on the various points
| throughout the day.