The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
By a staff Correspondent

Camp OrdWay, BoilNar HelghlS, w Va
July 25.-Arrangements have been com
pieted for the reception of Commissioners
MacfarIand and West in camp tomorrow
morning. The camp site has been thor
oughly policed ami presents a neat APP
pearapce., For several days the soldiers
.lave been cleaning their uniforms IN order
&C shine tomorrow so ,he Commissioners
will find everything spick and span and
sec camp at its best,
The Commissioners are expected In
harpers Ferry at 1O:45 a. m. They viii
he met with the headquarters carriage
by Capt. Clarence Weaver. In charge Of
the field hospital As soon as the Com
mlss.nners enter the camp grounds tley
will be given the governors salute of
seventeen guns, fired by the District Bat
terry. Horses have been provided for the
Commissioners, and they Will make an
Inspection tour on horseback.
Gen. Harries Leaves To-day.
Col Oprand, commanding the First
Regiment, will be the ranking officer and
have entire charge of camp when the
! Commissioners arrive tomorrow Gen
Harrics will leave Camp Ordway on an
early train and go to Fort Washington 10
4 see what his men have learned about
! coast defense while down the Potomac.
Private Stansbury. of Capt. Tait's COM
mand, Company /. First Regiment. was
/ tonight court-martialed for insubordina-
ton Maj Alfred Robbins testified that
! Stansbury. who was on guard at Gen
Harries headquarters, refused 20 walk
his post The prisoner, who was thrown
In the guardhouse at noon, was repre-
sented by Maj. McCathran. Of the First
/ battalion After hearing the evidence
the court sent a sealed verdict 10 Gen.
Harries.
Concert in HarperS Ferry.
Immediately after evening mess. the
Brigade Band. under the leadership Of
/ Prof. D. B. Macleod. went to Harpers
Ferry TO give a concert. The programme
included most Of the new music mastered
by the band this year. and was enthusi-
/ astically received. Residents of the
Ferry, who made a request OF Gen Har-
ries that the band give q concert turned
out in fun force and crowded the princi-
pal street Of the town from 6 O'Clock in
the evening until after o The band stand.
which was erected for speechmaking on
July T. was decorated with new banners
and streamers. After the concert the mu-
s!cians were entertained by the hotel
managers
Preparations are being made for strik-
ing camp. orders have been issued re-
gardlng the transportation Of bagsa sc,
tentage, and horses. but as yet the time
for the-entTaining OF the troops has not
been designated. It is believed, however.
7 that all the soldiers will arrive IN Wash
/ ington before noon Sunday. The militia
men viii disembark az Florida and New
York avenues where they entrained 10
come here There VIII be no parade on
the White Lo;. or review, as In previous
years. The militiamen viii be marched
10 their armory. at Eighth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, and Immediately dismissed
Have Taste of War.
Realistic warfare was waged by the
three troops Of the Thirteenth Cavalry
maneuvers were more warIIke than any
seen at previous encampnlents. and the
soldiers seemed to enjoy It. Col Brett
who assisted Gen. HeTries in arranging
the maneuver. said it was not sham
battle. but merely instruction In advance
. guard work.
The miliuamen formed the advance
guard of an army camped at Harpers
Ferry, and were supposed 70 be making
their way to Winchester. Va. The cav.
b airy. commanded by Mai. Dickman. sup
} ported by the Third United States Bat
2 terry and First District Of Columbia Bat
terry of Artillery. composed the attacking
party. whose duty it was TO intercept III,
advance guard and capture the convoy o.
) wagons behind IT, Cornheld represented
Z impossible rivers. This was done to saw,
D many dollars that otherwise would hav,
been paid out for the soldiers trampinl
= over cultivated fields with growing crops
A technical point was raised by tn,
militiamen when they reached the banks
Of an impossible river" In the cente
. Of the cornfeld stood half a dozen mel
firing away for dear life. The militiamel
! contended that no such shooting coul,
have been done by a soldier unless he wa
] an expert at treading water.
MiIitih theoretically RiddIed.
0 The amount of firing was small. TIL
cavalry held the militiaE.en safe whel
they reached the waters" edge. an,
: pumped theoretie lead into them by tn
. volley. Only half an hour was con