The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-11
MANASSAS FIELD
IS NOW DESERTED
Soldiers March in Review
and Leave for Home.
INCIDENTS OF THE LAST DAY
Widely Differing Views of the Maneuv-
ers-Correspondents Well Cared For.
The Lessons Taught.

PRESS CAMP. GAINESVILLE, Va.
Sept. 1O.-When the last soldier passed
in review before Gen Adna r. Chaffee
and Gen. Henry c. Corbln on the
big field near Wellington today. the
Manassas maneuvers Of 1903 became a
thing Of the past Nothing remains now
but the entraining Of the troops, and
the payment of damages to the land
owners in the war zone
The weather man remained kind to
the last, although he might have ar
ranged To have less dust. the threaten
ing clouds that came up last night hav-
ing failed to carry out their intention
OF sending down rain for the last day
II the maneuvers
A majority OF the newspaper CORES
pondents broke camp tonight. and took
trains for their respective homes. Those
among them who We're classed as mill
tary experts are all gone. which signi-
ies that there IS nothing doing.
Paid OF Last Night.
National GuardsInen were paid of last
night and today. and are trying 20 get
to Manassas tonight, that they may
buy something TO dampen their throats.
for that festive hamlet is the only point
In Prince William county where booze"
saay be found.
Those -ats9, succeed in reaching Manas-
sas will spend all they earned for the
dream-creating nectar which will make
them forget their aches and pains and
lose all memory OF army rnaneuvers.
/ Incidentally they will make things
/ lively for the provost guard and adorn
the cells OF the guard house in large
numbers before morning.
The enlisted men Of the regular army
are glad that all is over. For maueu-
Vers they have no use In their eyes
/ there Is no virtue in this mimic war
fare whore those things are done that
should be left undOne and those things
left undone that should be done
They are an damn fOolishuesS,' said
an orderly OF The Seventh Cavalry when
. he heard that the Blue army had won
the first fight. You see a lot OF fool
volunteers runnin around over the
country thinkin they are playln' hell
when II there was balls I'm the car
tridges the whole layout would be killed
on In ten minutes. They don't know
nothin them fellers don't.
our rifles We'd a sent Grant back 20
Washington OF TO he'll, one or the other.
I No. I don't know nCthin' about what
/ happened, and ! don't care"
Mrs Corbin Fed Them.
This afternoon. after General Corbin.
his staff the gorgeous foreign military
attaches. and al the rest had returned
10 corps headquarters. tea was ordered.
/ As they were sitting in front Of the
generals tent. where Mrs. Corbin was
serving tea. a dirty. Jadoo volunteer
{ militia man struggled through camp
General Corbin happened 10 oe standing
/ on the edge OF the crowd. The boy
stepped up 20 him, pulled him by the
sleeve and said.
kin you ten me where my regiment
/ What brigade are you will General
COrbin asked
Il dunno. was the answer.
4 What IS your regiment
1 Il don't know that either. All Z know
I ls that Captain Taylor is my general 20
Mrs Corbin had been watching the
How long since YOU have had any
/ thing to eat2' she asked kindly.
Il got lost last night ard 1 haven [
had anything since yesterday" YVES the
As quick as a fash Mrs. Corbin snatch
/ Cd up teatray. filled a cup and put
Drgac. butter and cakes before the
/ militlaman.
The boy sat down on the ground and
/ made four days meal before he let
/ Up. In the meautime General Corbia
had found out more from him and was
able TO set him on The RIGHT road.
Shake Dust and Go.
The yellow, clingrg dust of Prince
I William county was shaken from tht
I weary feet Of many members OF the Ma.
tional Guard tonight as the troop trains
/ rolled north and south out Of the yard.
! al Manassas. and by Monday morning
/ all the troops, save those Of the regular
/ army. which viii remain on guard vii
4 have returned 10 their respective homes
I Regulars and National Guard alike
are worn out By The work Of the past
week. and VIII be glad Of a rest from
ithelr labOrs. Some are complaining BIT
lterly Of the maneuVers while other
lare lavish IN their praise. but frorn =
fair view. looked at from almost evcIy
standpoint the great war games have
been "a huge success. productive OF bane.
6t TO nearly all who took part in them
Perhaps the most striking lesson
CONTINUED on Third PageJ
FIynn's Business College, sth *.