The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-16

morning, but as the morning advanced
the sun came down hard. and became a
figure in tie military problem as an un-
certain quartity. The soft militiamen
who had left desks and Offices in towers
of brick and steel and thrown them
selves next TO nature within twenty-four
hours afterward found that blanket rolls
weighed six pounds, perahs, at start
ing, and progressed in weight by geOmet-
ric ratio with each mile passed
BY threes and fours they began 20 drop
out for short rests under The scrubby
apple trees along the orchardsides. and
there were nearly fifty who had TO stretch
out while the regimental surgeons applied
quick restoratives.
sailor John DusIzin.
one humble unsung hero there was IN
all Ions line on Taunton road this morn
ing whose record Of unselhsh patriotism
must not 90 unnouced mat one was
John Duskin, able seaman by bis own re-
port. OF the cruiser Tacoma. John is
sailor bold and man OF many ad-
ventures. In the morning when men all
about him were walking tight Tipped and
whit draggled mein. brave John Dusl1in
all dressed in his blue sailor togs and
white service bonnet. Tudged along by
the side OF the water cart and regaled
those nearest him with song and story.
A group OF untried war correspondents
in an automobile stopped long enough 10
ask John why II was taat q sailor should
be with an invading army. "Ale, up; ON.
Just went and got drunk three weeks ago,
stayed drunk. woke up. and found my
self ia the middle Of this bunch, and just
stayed with EN- That's all-staycl with
en- Pretty good fellows, Alright enough
right, bSt I'm the classy kid. I tell YOU.
Tn the classy kid. Got money in my
jeans. and I'm going 20 stay with em
and see them through this war"
Gen. Bliss Problem.
AS noon drew near Gen. Bliss had a
/ problem facing him. by the rules that
govern this cruel war. everything in the
line Of tactical adventure must begin al
o'clock in the morning ana stop prompt
/ ~ on the dot OF ! o'clock Marches must
be made. attacks delivered, and retreats
| achieved between these hours only 'Tis
a union war, and the umpires have got
to have some time 10 get together for
| conferences. SO Il was that az 1890
/ O'Clock Gen. Bliss army was stretched
I out. but Ia columns OF fours. over sew
| eral miles on the Taunton and Brockton
road. and the heavy woods on either side
/ Of the heads of the columns offered no
place Tor camping
/ Orderlies went down the lines behind
| the commander. passing the tip 70 cap
! taius and wagon drivers that unless
/ things were sreeded up there would be
| camping under difficulties this night
Establishes Headquarters.
/ 1t was just / o'clock when Gen. Bliss
turned OF into a side road "a few hundred
yards south Of the three houses that con-
stiuted the city of East Freetown and
there established his headquarters Tech
ricaliy that constituted the end OF the
march. but an Of the rest Of the army
I was allowed 10 come up and take places
along the second days line Of defense.
( QUartermasters' wagons We're lost to-
1 day: but that was not all. The wireless
wagon of the District OF Columbia Signal
/ Corps and an OF i,s convoy got tangled
/ in the bliad roads up near Gen. Woods
headquarters at North Rochester late in
/ the afternoon. and at 10 o'clock tonight
/ 1t was reported that they had wandered
into New Bedford seeking the services
I of a responsible gulde out TO the camp
ing r.Dulds of their CONTINGENT