The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-30

maneuyer Of the big camp Of instruc-
ton was carried out.
Again a defensive force held a hin and
were attacked by an army many times
its strength The Twenty-ninth United
States Infantry made up the Red army
Of defense. with a company Of United
States engineers and detachment of
the ambulance corps, Maj Pendleton
was in command and directed its opera
tons from a point overlooking the en-
tire battlehed
The Blue army was again in COM
mand of Gen. Harries. OF the District
Of Columbia National Guard. and was
made up of all the troops in camp not
in the Red army. This disposition Of
troops allowed the attacking force
several times the strength that the de-
fensive army had.
The big feature of to-nights battle was
the reverse position OF the three power
/ ful searchUghts which were used last
night by the defensive army in endeav-
oring 10 discover the position of the
attacking force Tonight all three OF
/
Blues. and were used 20 good advan-
tage.
Searchlighta n Failure.
AS an aid 90 the defense the search
lights proved complete failure last
night according 10 statements made
| to-day by umpres and other officers az
division headquarters. They proved or
very little value in the discovery Of the
/ oncoming army, but instead made their
/ progress very much more easy. as they
| lighted up the country through which
/ they were marching
/ The topography OF the neighbOrhood OF
the night battles allows an army 10 90 up
and down parallel ravines until II is with
/ in a few hundred yards Of the point at
/ tackled before they can be seen. During
/ last nights advance the Blues would be
screened from the Reds by the hills, while
! the searchlights would go over their
/ heads and cause sufficient illumination
/ TO make their path perfectly clear
/ II was the general feeling at camp to-
day that. as a factor in defense. the
! searchlight had been proved a failure. and
they were therefore turned over tonight
intrenchments and succeeded very well in
/ locating the exact position OF the enemy
The lights again helped the attacking
army in the advance and proved a great
deal more effective than when used by
I the intrenched force. The defense was
/ aided greatly again tonight by a field
/ telephone service. which had been estab-
lished before the battle started
The use Of the artillery In the night
/ operations is proving one of the spectac-
ular features. Brilliant flashes Of flame
are followed by the deep intonatlons
which roll through the woods and hills.
When several batteries are active the dis
play resembles first-class Fourth Of
July demonstration. This. with the flash
| ing searchlights. has made the night bat
ties the most interesting part Of the camn
20 visitors The country over which the
battles are waged IS covered every night
with hundreds Of civilians, who are al
lowed every freedom.
sham Battle To-day.
Tomorrow the final big maneuver OF
the present encampment will be held r
viii be sham battle. in which all the
troops in camp will participate. and will
take place during the afternoon. Sunday
the troops depart for their home stations
and already there are signs about the
camp Of the close Of the encampment
Company c, Hospital Corps. left this
afternoon for Pine Camp The bir
chapel and library tent. which has been
the favorite resort for hundreds OF troops
during their stay here, has been packed
for shipment
The telephone wires which connected
all parts of the camp have been taken
down by the Signal Corps. which is get
ting its apparatus ready for entrafning
Orders have been issued for the move
ment Of the troops on Sunday and everv-
thing points TO the near approach OF the
close of the camp OF instruction.
In the operations Of last night and to-
night the District Signal Corps connected
all branches with headquarters by field
telephones. the buZZer and telephone NOT
being used. Il was found. as in the case
OF the buzzer. that the buzzer wire used
by the District signal men was too fran
and any body Of troops passing over it
invariably broke it up. 1t has been a
lesson to the District Brigade that the
signal corps company must be equipped
with field wire and a reel cart. The
reeling in Of the buzzer wire by hand
has been found slow and difficult
Final orders for. the departure OF the
District brigade were issued to-day. All
canvas will be lowered at els o'clock
Saturday night and prepared for ship
ment. This will mean that the shelter
tents will be used for sleeping purposes
that night
Each man carries half a shelter tent in
the roll over his shoulder which carries
his blanket, blue sleeping shirt. and other
articles. including the short tent pole for
one end and the five tent pegs. Two men
thus are able to set up tent which COM
fortably permits them to be under shelter
for the night. Their smallness and re-
semblance to a dogs house gained for
them the title Of dog tents"
! Special Train for Horses.
All the horses of the brigade to be
taken back to Washington will be deliv-
cred 10 the stock cars at q. m. Sunday.
Capt c. J. Fox, Of the District Battery.
Field Artillery. will superintend their
loading. The cannon. caissons. and con-
siderable other impedimenta will be ready
for loading at the spur Of the Western
Maryland at the camp Of instruction at
1850 D. m. Saturday
Pay for the entire brigade viii be given
for the time Of camp on Sunday Many
Of the members Of the guard who failed
to report just previous to camp for their
pay for the past six months were paid
by Mai Boyd Taylor during the present
camp In practically every instance the