The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-11
Capital Captured.

me washington public didn't need to
De informed by jealous nswspap per cor
respondents at Manassas that. the Cap
itai had been captured. The fact vas
self-evident to anyone who poked hose
out of doors.
Blues and Browns" were all min
gled Unfortunately. Long. lanky sol
diers from Maine; cowboy types from
Texas; swarthy cOmplexioncd soldiers
from Florida; big burIy Wcsterners.
Five Thousand Soldiers.
Five thousand strong an army from
Manassas swept into the Capital And
such stories as some of them had to
tell Of the har1ships of a real campaign.
Peace congresses amt in il with
Manassas maneuvers as promoters OF
peace. Twenty-six thousand red
blooded American citizens-all voters
who took part in those evolutions down
on the Bull Run field had enough war
TO last them all the rest OF their. nat
ural lives. They say wars hell Well.
there's worse than hell, and maneuvers
are that"
The philosopher wore a welI-wea tn
cred knaH uniform and shoes with
Sits cut In them to accommodate Bills
I ters which sent him stumbling down
Pennsylvania. Avenue with the air OF
a man who prefers a perambulator. His
over face wis5Sh showed the effects
of forced marahes and bakery pies.
Worse Than War.
You can talk all you want to about
real war, but I tell you they don't make
it any more real than that article they
dished out down around Bull Run" the
| footsore volunteer continued. Il was in
Cuba and know something about war.
l Z I'll.
a chase as General Bell gave US.
"A few bullets whistling around in the
| trees would have been relief. A TWEEN
| ty-four-hour chase, night and day on q
diet of crackers and bacon. and with
/ out water. is realistic enough to taste
/ like the real article to me"
This Is only a sample of the way
some OF them expressed their senti-
/ occupation In city Offices somewhat IN
/ fitted them for the strenuous life OF
/ mimic warfare plainly showed the ef-
fects of the strain they have gone
/ through in the past week.
.Ie Shoes Worn Out. sss@ .
! Their uniforlns. in many instances.
were grimy and stained. Shoe stores
did a rushing business fitting them out
with new footwear, and the restaurants
were equally rushed furnishing the men
! with good, substantial meals.
| Men who hadn't seen such dainties as
ice cream sodas in a week. made new
records for local drug stores, when they
/ visited them. Others. who had not beer
up against a cold stein for many days
with mouths parched by Virginia dust
drank-but that is another story
All Over the City.
! In the downtown shopping district the
soldiers were TO be seen in endless mum
bers. On lower Pennsylvania Avenue
and Seventh Stree. where the lighted
shop windows made the streets as bright
as day. they augmented the usual Sat
urday night crowds. and lent an add
tionai touch Of color TO the scene
Officers and men were mingled Booi
| companions as citizens in their nativ,
| homes difference in rank seemed q
make no difference when the men wer
! out seeing the sights.
1t was a good humOred. jostling thronG
! and the soldiers behaved themselves.
Military occupation under such cir
| cumstances IS not so bad, after ala
least, that is the verdict OF some Ct tn
! Washington fair ones.