Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-02
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brigade will depart from here Sunday
morning and reach Washington Sunday
afternoon.
The issuing of passes to enlisted men of
the National Guard to leave camp was to-
day prohibited by Gen. Harries:
Camp Roosevelt today Is gloomy. The
roads are stretches of mud AS stated.
the only animate objects to be seen OUT
side the tents are the sentinels on post.
Not even the army mule is venturing forth.
There ts mammoth degree of difference
between stormy day in big military
camp and one when the sun shines brightly.
Several Material Changes.
Several material changes were made In
the program for today.
The instruction was to have covered out
post duties by battalion and regiment in
the normal formations" both Gordon sys-
tenn and Cossack posts
The drill Of the cavalry was to have COW
cred outposts, cossack posts and Gordon
system, by squadron, under the supervision
of Lieut.. F. II. Hardde. 10Th Cavalry, ana
Of the artillery, the conduct of fire as con-
templated by field artillery drill regula-
lions, superintended by Maj. e. E. Gayle.
The important problem of the week, In
which the entire camp, regulars ana OF,
ganized militia, is TO participate. is expected
to begin this afternoon. 1t will embrace the
formation and marching of an advance
guard of a division, bivouac night scouting,
patrol work and exercise In writing orders
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on the roads and trails off the limits of
leased territory, though actually confined
to the road would in the actual conditions
maneuver off the road, and therefore that
a superior force will compel an inferior one
to retire. provided it's commander claims
to have taken the proper disposition.
The commanding officer of each advance
guard will send report to the CHER OF
staff at Camp Roosevelt in time to be IN
his possession at o clock am tomorrow.
He will report the number, disposition ana
location of outposts of the opposing force,
the report to be made up from information
received from his own scouting parties ana
patrols He will inclose a sketch showing
location of his own outposts and FORCES and
also those of the enemy.
General Harries, District Of Columbia,
will command the Brown force, with MAJ
j. T. Clark, surgeon, U.S.A., chief sur
geon. General Harries force will include
the following: Second Provisional Brigade,
made up of the 9Th United States Infantry
the Sd Provisional Brigade. made UP Of
the 18th United States Infantry, pro-
visionai regiment, consisting of LIST Sep
arate Battalion, District of Columbia mill
tia, and 1st Separate Battalion, Delaware
militia; the I'd Squadron, 18Th Cavalry and
the Sd Squadron, 18th Cavalry; the Bat
TALON Field Artillery, commanding officer,
Maj E. E. Gayle, Artillery Corps. including
the 9th Battery Field Artillery, and the
District OF Columbia Field Artillery. and
Company H, Engineers, detachment Signal
Corps, detachment Hospital Corps and Am
bulance company.
The infantry commands will be mixed, as
heretofore.
The Browns, organized as an advance
guard of a division will leave camp at
$50 o'clock and will be conducted by
stan officer of General Grant to it's bivouac
site. The command will bivouac and post
outposts to protect the camp from an enemy
toward the east and south Information
patrols will be sent out to find out strength
and disposition of Blues, reported advancing
on the Cornwall-Lawn road, and TO capture
outposts. prisoners. etc. No patrols will
be sent out before Z o'clock pm. this even
ing. These exercises will terminate at 5
o. clock am. tomorrow.
Force of Blues.
Col. Philip Reade, 23d Infantry. will COM
nand the Blue force, with Mai. c. E. Wood
ruff, surgeon, U.S.A., chief surgeon. His
force will include the 1st Provisional Bril-
gade, 23d United States Infantry, ID Dis
trict of Columbia Regiment, LIST Squadron