The Washington times., 1908-08-05
MILITIA PREPARES
TO BREAK CAMP
Fort Hunt Confident of Abil-
ity to Repel Attack
Tonight.

FORT HUNT, Aug. 5.-Orde-s FOR the
em5arkati0n OF the National Guard at
camp here and at Fort Washington,
upon breaking Of camp on Sunday
morning. will be- ISSUED in a day OF two.
All Of .he detailed arrangements have
been completed. and capt. Emil Scha-
fer, quaTtermaster OF the Second Htegi-
ment, Gill be placed in charge OF the
transportation ard embarkation. With
Colonel Coffin, Lieutenant Mathews,
and Lieutenant Newmeyer, he has been
working out the details.
Officers AT this post are elated today
at the success Of their attack upon
Fort Washington last night Their most
optimistic hopes were realized. and they
are confident that they Will repel the
attack planned upon them for tonight
Fort Washington is thirsting for re-
venge. How Lieutenant Colonel Reich
elderfers party got inside the lines un-
mOlested is riddle. and there has been
much controversy over the placing OF
the blame.
The proverbiaI baseball umpire is in
heaven compared with the man unfor-
tunate enough 10 have TO decide a mil
itaTy problem, theoretical attack
Stimulating actual conditions With a
score OF commands, each claiming vic
tory in the individual action IN which
il took part and each endeaVoring TO
drown the others N an effort TO tell
lust how and why. the average SUI
fragette demonstration looks Like
Sunday school picnic by comparison.
They Seek Revenge.
The attacking force tonight viii be
under command Of Colonel Ourand. he
IS seeking revenge for his capture last
night Lieutenant Colonel Relchelderfers
Captain Chiles. chief inspector. and the
other officers who conducted the attack
last night, tonight will be on the de
fensiye at Fort Hunt against the foe
across the river
Again viii brother be pitted against
brother in the cruel war IN progress
here Last night Captain McCathran
Major McCathran, who was leading
one Of the attacking parties.
The big guns were booming for sew
eral hours this morning in drill with
blank charges. The Issuance Of ammu-
milton was increased TO eight rounds for
each gun, and the heavy mortars and
tWelve-inCh rifles made the ground
shake. Agsin the innocent river craft
were unsus )ectingly picked for targets.
and with charges that made a real
noise, the execution was more realistic
than ever.
Although blank ammunition was used,
the work this morning was Lut one or
the many drills prescribed by COlonei
Coffin. The two forts were operated as
a unit by the militia officers.
This morning all the small boats were
taken TO the Fort Washington side OF
the river 90 permit Of boating practice
by tOnight's invaders. The boat crews
proper will be composed OF members OF
the l04th company OF coast artillery, a
submarine mining company stationed at
Fort Washington, whose men are eX-|
pert with the boats.
Plan for Return.
The movement of the troops Sunday
will be made as expeditiously as pos
sible. and it is expected that the met
will arrive in the city on schedule
time All troops and their baggage viii
be moved on the steamer Jane M0se'y,
which viii leave Fort Washington, n
possible, at o'clock in the morning.
Prepa ations will be made in advance,
and the men with their baggage VIII
be embarked from the quartermaster's 3
wharf.
The camp impedimenta will go 20
Washington on the barge Samuel Jack
son, which will leave the engineer
wharf large detail Of EreE VIII Do
taken from each company 20 look after
the baggage and expedite the shipment
Troops and baggage from Fort Hunt
will be taken to Fort WaEhin g.On on
the Jackson, and will there re-emb6rk
on the Jane MOsely.