The Washington herald., 1907-07-21


the decoration was scrubbed and it turned
cut to be yellow gold The years had tar
nished 1t, but it was otherwise unim-
/ paired. Only a few weeks ago some Ia
/ borers digging pOst-holes on a farm here
ahouts, came on the bones Of long gone
soldiers. lightly buried there The but
/ tons OF their uniforms were still intact
and showed them to have been Confed-
crates, so the holes We're enlarged, the
/ bones removed and buried with honor
after this long rest they had had-iu the
military cemetery at Anuetam The
State pays So FOR every body thus recov-
cred, so that it may have decent burial
Hard Work in Camp.
The troops have been in camp a week
now, and il is not an exaggeration 10
say that there is not a man Of the Ma
tional Guard who has not benefited by
the hard work and the rigid discipline.
II is seldom that so much attention has
/ been paid 10 the health of the troops as
has been done here Two rivers are
within easy distance of the tents of the
men, but the waters Of these are used
only for washing purposes, and though
these beautiful streams seem to invite
the men to plunge in these hot days, the
! bathing discipline is as strict as any
other Men caught drinking the river
water are liable to punishment. for one
OF the lessons learned from our friends
the japanese IS the vital Importance 20
/ the health Of the troops Of regulating the
drinking supply. The cal1u's drinking
water is obtained from four wells which
Eere driven by the soldiers themselves
under the direction of the surgeon general.
/ d
an ample supply Of pure. potable water.
And the camp is clean. The reguIa-
tions for keeping the streets of Wash
! ington free from rubbish are not as
strictly enforced as are the sanitary reg
uletions of the camp. Not a scrap Of
paper or any other rubbish is allowed on
the ground, and many a housewife might
envy the spick and span Held kitchens
where the food IS cooked for the men.
The tents OF the men are comfortable
and are pitched In fine order so that the
officers of each company have at all
times clear view Of the cOmpanys G
streets. Around each tent there IS dug
a shallow trench to carry off the rain
II it falls, though the gentle slope Of the
ground prevents the field from retaining
water for more than a few minutes. An
I that is necessary in case Of rain is for
! the soldiers to loosen their tent guy
ropes little so that they VIII not pull
out under the strain, and then they are
as comfortable as possible. II is Surg.
Gen. George Henderson who looks after
the sanitation Of the camp. and his strong
! belief that prevention IS better than a
cure is responsible for the small amount
Of work that the thoroughly equipped
field hospital has been called upon to
perform.
The Red Cross Flag.
The hospital IS located IN the center
OF a beautiful grove Of trees to the
right. between the brigadier generals
headquarters and the tents Of the men.
There, above the trees. flies the flag Of
the Red Cross, and outside in business
Ike array stand the stretchers and the
.ambulances ready for a call The medl-
cal staff has had its share Ok drill. and
during the week the men got thorough
instruction in the application Of first
aid 10 the injured" bandages, and in
bringing in 10 the hospital men sup
posed TO be wounded.
There are some people who believe that
the annual encampment Of the National
Guard is a sort OF junket on which every
pay "a visit to the camp and enter into
the spirit Of the work For it is work.
and hard work, too. Two hours on and
four hours off is the regulation as to
sentry-go, and 20 see the young sentrles
shouldering their heavy rifle with bayo-
net fixed, marching up and down along
their appointed lines in the hot sun Is
10 be convinced that il IS not Childs play
But sentry duty IS only a part Of the
game. Let US take one day with the
campers and so through with them the
days work.
It is Thursday. II has not been quite
a peaceful nigft. for some OF the young
sters in camp having been DELAYED down
town-and Harpers Ferry offers some at
fractions to the sOldier-have tried 10 run
the guard about o'clock in the morning
Really they should have had passes, but
having broken a regulation they seek TO
avoid the penalty by making a circuit
and coming in at the back Of the camp.
Thus il is that every enc is awakened bv
the hoarse challenge Of the sentry: Halt.
who goes there," followed soon by cries.
Corporal Of the guard No. A. Who
ever corporal Of the guard No. 1 may be.
he seems hard man 20 find. for the call
is taken up and passed from sentry 10
by the Shenandoah River There is sour
rying around. the corporaTs guard has
merry chase, with more or less noise. and.
after all, the derelicts are not caught. bur
lodging among the tents and the trees
IN the darkness-One man falls over q
tent rope to the accompaniment Of many
shouts-they manage to reach their own
tents and identification is impossible.
Hardly has this noise died away before
there comes the challenge Of the guard
mOunters. Sentries are being changed.
Then, at last, there is a small interval
Of silence and one falls fitfully asleep.
but 1t seems only a moment before the
shrill cry Of the bugIe sounds the reve!lle.
and at the first note one Of the 80 guns
on Bolivar Heights fires the morning gun
to rouse the sleepers
The ReveiIIe Call.
What an insistent call that revefle IS
No one can stay calmly in bed and listen
10 it. It sounds first from the First Regi-
ment Of infantry, down there by the
river; when that bugler has finished. the
bugler Of the First Separate Battalion Of
infantry (colored} takes it up. Then
chimes in the bugler Of the Second Regi-
ment followed by the cavalry bugler on
the hill, and at last the artillery bugler.
1t is all the same cry:
I can't get EN- up,
I can't get EN- up,
can't set 'em up
This morning.
Tie c0TD1rais worse than the private;
The seTgeants worse than the corporal.
The heutenauts worse than the sergeant
And the captains worst Of all
I can't get en- up
can't get EN- up
! can't get EN- up
This m0rning
That is at 5:l5, II sounds again at $50. /
and then the men are supposed 10 be up
and setting their tents in order. washing