The Washington times., 1905-07-02
OFFICIAL ORDERS
FOR ENCANPnENT
They Will Be Issued To-
morrow by Colonel Brett.
WILL BE BOLIVAR HEIGHTS
Officers and Men Get Little Practice
at Rifle Range = Field
Artillery Drill.

headcuarters tomorrow morning. AS |
previously announced in The Times, the
citizen-soldiery will establish camp on
Bolivar Heights, near Harpers Ferry,
about noon August 3. The tents will fall
and stakes will be pulled up on the aft
ernoon of August i3.
The Second Regiment, except in point
of number. will go to camp the same as
last year. Col. NJ. Emmett Urell will
command, with Lieut.. Col Richard
O'Brien second in command.
The disbanded First Regiment, for
merly commanded by Col. Henry May.
will not be reorganized. but will be car
ried as a provisional regiment under
Major Ourand, inspector general on
General Harries' staff 1t was an
nounced at headquarters about ten days
ago that General HarrieS would not con-
solidate the several battalions until the
return from camp IN August. The be-
lief that Major Ourand will get the col
onelcy is strengthened by the fact that
he Will command the provisional regi-
ment.
Adjutant Generals Report.
The quarterly report of the adjutant
general was sent to the printer yester-
day. Therein appear about thirty-five
names of officers and men who have
either been promoted, resigned, or dis
honorably discharged. The honorable
discharges and various changes not
carried on this report will appear on
the one to be issued on Thursday.
1t was intended that the officers OF
the general staff should get IN several
hours rifle practice yesterday on the
range on Hamilton road, near Congress
Heights. but rain prevented this For
the same reason the officers did not
practice a week ago, and they are now
pretty stale and need practice They
will probably visit the range next
Saturday. Yesterday a number Of the
officers reached the range just as it
began to rain, but they did not do any
work with their rifles because OF the
high wind that swept across the range.
Capt Alfred p. Robbins, aide-de-camp
on General Earries' staff, reports that
rapid strides have been made recently
by the First Battery Field Artillery OF
the Guard He supervised drill of
the organization on Tuesday and in his
report to Colonel Brett at headquarters,
spoke highly of the officers and the
work of the men.
Drill of the Artillery.
The order for the drill was not issued
many hours before it was held Not
withstanding this fact the drill was
highly satisfactory IN every particular
About sixty men turned out to man the
heavy guns. Many of them We're de-
partment clerks, who were furnished
certificates of service by Captain Rob
bins after the drill. These certificates
prevented the clerks from being dockeo
for the half a day they were absent.
The battery assembled at Fifteenth
and r streets northwest about / o'clocl
in the afternoon The two dozen o
more horses were all green at artil
lery work and were somewhat frac
tious at the start but soon became ae
clstomed to the clatter of the artllter.
and the shouting of the officers.
splendid showing was made around tn
White House ellipse as the battery pro
ceeded on its way to the large yacan
space at Twentieth and e streets north
west.
Lieut.. Charles Fox. recently electe
captain of the battery, but who has no
vet been commissioned by the President
commanded under the supervision c
Captain Robbins, who gave him man
valuable pointers. and other much neeo
ed information as regards the handlln
of battery. The artillerists Were CIV
en- a stiff drill for three hours. durin
which they We're given section and pia
toon movements, and although the
wheeled the guns around for acdo
many times they did no shooting. CAP
tain Fox was well pleased with III
Growing made by his organization an
congratulated his men for turning OIL
in such a large number
Again on July 4.
On July another drill will be he'll
II may be turned into a practice marc
This is practically the only outside woi
or duty of any kind that the membe
OF the battery have had since they r
turned from camp last year. 1t VIZ
intended that the battery should nal
a road nlarcn to Harpers Ferry on Al
gust 2, and join the infantry in cam
but this plan will probably be aba
doned. because of the unframed cond
ton of the men and horses Ii will
about all that Captain Fox can do
get them In shape for the grueling TIT
will have throughout the camp perio
Colone. Brett win, in all liKe.ihoo
spend the greater part OF his time u
structing the men ia camp this year,
he did last, and Capt. Fred Cook,
aide-de-caYnp on General Earries' sta
will most probably have charge of Il
adjutant generals tent. with the rank
acting adjutant general, in which cap
city he served with distinction last yea
This year there viii DC more men In;
ever in camp. and because of the di
rupted condition Of the disbanded Fir
Regiment. there will be plenty OF VIC
for Colonel Brett, the three instructo
from the regular army, and those
charge of the various commands.
Camp Ground Enlarged.
General Harries has leased anoth
large tract Of land near the camp grou
used last year. This Will be used for (
regular soldiers, the Third Battery, Fie
Artillery. and two troops OF caval
from Fort Myer. The colored battali
will be shifted to that part Of the ii,
formerly used by the regulars, and Il
will add enough space &c the drill fl.
to allow regimentai movements, viii
could not be undertaken last year.
Major Neumever is having two adj
tiopal artesian wells bored. The We
diggers are making good Roadway, a
hope to find water within a week. I
wells will be about 400 feet deep, q
the wafer that comes from them g Z