The Washington times., 1906-07-31
BRILLIANT DRILL
Of DISTRICT BOYS
LOUDLY PRAISED
Prove Themselves Equal
to Regulars in Snap
and Precision.

CAMP ROOSEVELT, July 9l.-This
mornings work on the driil field three
miles from camp was The hardest the
District miiiuGHfelz laVe h=en es1l-e0 fsp-
on 10 perform thus FAR. bat they stuck
T. 10 for five hours and returned 10 their
quarters az noon IN good shape and as
hungry as plowmeu. The citizen soldiers
were mixed with the regulars, as yester-
day. and learned much hy association
with the sl4 a month men.
If there was any difference between
the gorl, OF the multiamen and the reg
ulars in the drilling. il was in favor OF
General Harries' bows uho went NJ
their work hammer and tonEs and were
just as snappy as The regulars.
AT last years encampment at Harp
ers Ferry the mHitiamen got u tiny taste
Of brigade work in extended order.
such as was given them today aad. re-
uembering 1T, they Jared better on the
field than the regulars who. because Of
lack of srace in the barracks and the
small number Of men detailed In them.
never participated in such maneuvers
before.
Praises Sounded.
General Harries and Adjutant General
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interest. were enthusiastic and loud in
their praise Of their khaki-clad boys
when they -eturned from the drill field
II has long been General Iarries bonst
that his brigade. although known as mi
llJla. was as good as any in the regular
army, and the truth OF that is being
shown here every hour
The ciuzen-s0ldiers were not given any
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at $3.50 oclcck by the drum and fife
corps. which paraded up and down the
compauy streets, playing a lively air,
until noon. At 6 O'Clock they had break
fast. and at G.2l they began to get ready
for Tho tErse-mile bike" 80 the driH
field. and promptly az o'clock they
started 70 C0iebrook for the maneuve-s
Squads were swapped by the regular and
volunteer captains, and friendships are
spTinging u0 between the. men repre-
seEtinE the two branches OF the military
organization Of the country.
Tie forces were divided into the First,
commanded by Colonel Reade. of the
Twenty-third Infantry. Col COWles. Of
the Fifth Infantry and Col. l.. G. Allen.
o. the Twelfth Infantry.
In Extended Order.
The Second District Regiment. com
mGnded on the field by Lieut. Col Rich
ard O'Brien. was with the irst brigade
The First Regiment. under Colonel Our
and. was under the command OF the
Second Brigade, and the first separate
battalion was assigned to Colonel Al
lens brigade.
AS soon as the drill field was reach
ed scouts were sent out and the regi-
ments assigned 10 the drill fields Tho
first brigade took drill field No. ?, the
second went to No g. and the third to
No. l. After the scouts were sent cut
order work. and after few moments OF
preliminary drilling, they were divided
into the advance, support. and rear
nllard. the latter having the duty Of
watching and repulsing flank attacks.
Clouds OF dust we-e stirred up by the
hrigades. and for few moments after
tba charges AMID terrifying wells and
shouts BY the regulars and militiamen
thev could not he seen. Most Of the sol
dfers carried canteens filed with boiled
y-ater and appeased their thirst on the
uald when the command "at ease" Was
given
Men Got Tired.
On the return march to camp a num-
Der of men fell out of the ranks and sat
down to rest They were picked up by
the ambulances and brought 70 camp.
Few OF them were from the District
militia. All Of them were treated for
exhaustion and were able to report 10
their company commanders without first
going TO the hospital for treatment
A number of men are out Of condi-