Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-01
as follows. working gun No. of Battery

Mount Vernon:
sergt. Adams. chief of detachment;
Sergt. Sears. gunner: Corp. Lawson.
| range keeper breech detail. Privates
Desfago, Norris Bradburn: rammer de-
tail. Private Davis; elevating detail,
Privates Degges and Hearn: traversing
detail. Privates Brooks and Lancaster;
tripping detail. Privates Brandbury and
Agnew: truck detail, Private Macaboy;
telephone detail. Private Robson: bat
terry commanders telephone, Private
Adams.
Work of the Supports.
The work of the supports is of great
practical value on this reservation. for it
is giving the men knowledge of a part
of the country which they might have to
defend should an attack ever be attempt
ed on the city of Washington. If an
enemy should land below the forts and
attempt to attack the post in the rear
the tactics which are now followed in
practice would then become practical
warfare. For that reason the camp
has been pitched as it has, the reserves
being near the guns. where they can
reach the batteries quickly at any hour
Of the day or night. and the supports
placed in their rear. SO that the surround
ing country can be easily reached. The
field battery has been placed where 1T can
reach any section of the country without
interfering with the other organizations.
The LIST Battalion LIST Regiment, marched
out to the battle-ground in the north
west section of the reservation and be-
yond yesterday. and. dividing into two
bodies, secured the country for several
miles around
The LIST Separate Battalion was sent out
into a friendly country. beyond which the
enemy Is hiding. Three bodies with flank
ers marching into the woods gave the
fields warlike appearance. The van
of the advance guard got out about a
mile and held position until the theo-
retical main body could reach it from the
rear. The men acting as fankers kept
the enemy from advancing from the posi-
ton in ..le hostile territory and attacking
the main body. Monday, 1t is expected.
hostilities will open. and the supports
viii have fighting to do.
1t is also planned that the supports will
have practical experience by fortifying
themselves by intrenchments next week.
beginning probably Monday. Lieut.. Mac
Kinlay lectured to several of the officers
last evening on that subject.
Camp Notes.
Private Clauser, Company B, 1st Regi-
ment, is the only man of his grade who
Will go to the rifle shoot at Camp Perry.
Ohio, to uphold the honor of the District
His friends in camp are betting canteen
checks that Private Clauser will obtain
the same honor as did Private Appleby-
Lowest in rank, highest in efficiency"
The men of the LIST Separate Battalion
are going to feast tomorrow, when the
! chicken and watermelon are isued
Last Wednesday, when the 1st Separate
was doing scout duty, squad of colored
| boys were scouting along the river front
and spied a rakish-looking craft loaded
with fine-looking melons. That squad
did not move another step, but sat there
wishing.
| There need be no fear by the folks at
| home about the water at this post. An
artesan we'll several hundred feet deep,
supplies splendid water to the camp.
Lieut.. James Reynolds, Company G. I'd
Regiment, is called the Beau Brlmmel of
camp. as he has eleven pairs of breeches
and several pairs of trousers. An ancient
| colored man, who has worked around
army posts for many years. carried the
| lieutenants trunk up to the tent for him
when he arrived.
who's trunk" tile ancient porter
asked.
That's a lieutenants in the I'd Regi-
ment." was the reply.
II knowd it," the old man said. When
| he gets to be general he won't have any
| such weight as this. The higher they
| gets the lighter the trunk.
The LIST Separate Battalion is the only
organization that has yet carried a flag
on the parade ground f. q.