The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
MILITIA GOES TO-DAY.
District Guard Leaves for
Camp on River.
BUSY TINE IS ANTICIPATED
Camps viii Be Pitched Upon Ar
rival, but Work VIII Not Begin
Until TO-mOrrOw-BiE Guns to Be
Handled in Battles that Are TO BE
Fought This Week and Next.

Handled in Battles that Are TO BE
Fought This Week and Next.
This morning the entire District Militia
viii leave Washington L500 strong for
the river forts. the annual encampment.
and. most important of ALL a good time.
At O'Clock the bugles viii sound as
sembly. and the men will fall In line
Of march, with full equipment. and at 4
brisk step swing down Seventh street for
the wharf. Promptly at O'Clock on the
minute. according TO the solemn promise
Of the officers. the steamer Jane Moseley
viii pull out from the dock, her decks
lined with the citizen soIdiery- The Nose
ley VIII transport all the troops. with
the exception OF the First Battery. Field
Artillery. which viii 60 overland via the
Alexandra pike.
All Ready at Forts.
Word has come from the forts tha,
everything is in readiness for the re-
/ ception Of the militiamen. and they VIII
be made at home Immediately Each
company captain has Instructions as to
the placing OF his men, and camp will
1 The day Will be a day Of rest for regu-
| lars and militia alike, the men taking
their ease as soon as the many scat
tered white cities are raised Each Of
| these will denote the site OF q battery
or some vulnerable point in the land de-
/ fenses- There viii be nothing doing in
/ the work line all day. except the neces-
/ sary camp duty. which VIII be made as
/ light as possible.
/ Col Cofin is going into the nIaneuvers
I this year with the same enthusiasm he
/ displayed last summer, and he expressed
{ the belief that Il the men entered into
/ the work with the same spirit and inter
I est displayed by the Second Regiment
/ last year, the present encampment viii
[ be even more gratifying and successful
Busy Night at ArmOry.
/ Last night the armory over the Center
/ Market was the busiest place on earth.
/ except. perhaps. a campaign headquar-
ters- Practically every one Of the 800
men was there. some trying on new
clothing. others busy with their personal
. baggage and stiu others doing nothing
but hanging around. These we're more
I or less IN the majority And the latent
{ interest or q few weeks ago had given
I way 10 the enthusiasm that attends the
getaway Of every enCamDmeEL II was
late last night before the straggiers got
away, but when they did everything was
in shipshape for assembly this morning
All the tents equipment. and heavy
luggage IS already al the forts Capt
Emil 9 Schafer, Quartermaster Of the
/ Second Regiment left Washington early
yesterday morning on the barge Daniel
X. Jackson. for Fort Washington. carry
ing all OF the heavy luggage He was
busy all day with his arran ngements. and
did not return 20 the city last night.
Lieut. Neumeyer. OF the First Regiment
had preceded him the day before 10 Fort
Hunt
CorraiIs Prize Chef Again.
Last year Capt Schafer. who also has
charge OF the commissary' department.
| made the claim that he had the best chef
around this part Of the country. and his
| claim was unanimously justified He viii
have hard tine during the coming camp
TO live Up 20 his reputation but he has
given assurance that he has the same
| chef
Col Conn. commenting on the coming
encampment. said that he thought the
J miliatiamen would receive much better
practical training at the u1neuveTs al
the forts than in the usual field exer-
cises- II was his opinion that IN case
I OF actual wa- the District militia would
see active service as supports at some
Of the fortifcations, and nothing would
better qualify them for this duty than
: three or four years Of practice. He ex-
pressed his unlimited qualification at the
action Of the War Department and Gen
Harries IN deciding upon the forts as
( the place for the encampment.
Gen Harries and the general star will
: not be assigned 20 active duty during the
| maneuvers- They Will. however. Be on
special duty. and. contrary 10 the opinion
in some quarters. their participation il
, the exercises viii not be limited That
they were not assigned 70 active duty IS
due 10 a technically 1t IS provided IN the
army regulations that the senior officer
At any post or IN any district on active
I duty shall be n command As the militia
officers and men Will be, for the time
being. regulars in the pay Of the United
States. il would coraPl1Hate matters &C
have Gen Harries take Col COfiin's CON-
mand away from him
Battles at Week End.
Real work viii not begin until to-mor.
row morning. and then i viii be IN Z
sense preliminary The reserves stationed
at the vaEious batteries viii inspect tht
guns. encasements. and position finders
= and the supports covering the land ap-
z prOaches VIII 90 guard and reconnaissance
= duty. TO familiarize them with the ground
. The first battle viii not be held until tbs
latter part OF the week Most Of tht
theoretical attacks viii be short in dura
tion. and concluded by $50. but the lattel
part Of the second week the enemy viii
be given carte blanche TO attack at am
3 time they wish
The regulars have been in camp sinct
r Thursday. and they will not go back L
e barracks until the week following tbs
close OF the unaneuvers