The Washington times., 1910-07-29
Gettysburg Battle Is Fought
in Fitful Glare of
Searchlights.
FORMAL DECISION
is NOT ANNOUNCED
Many Soldiers Lost on Field Find
Rock Pillows and Await
Dawn.

GETTYSBURG, Pa. July C--AIOTe
than one brave soldier wearing the in
sigma Of the District National Guard
on his shirt collar struggled back 10
camp il the wee small hours this morn
ing by the sickIy light OF a quarter
moon and the OcCs siOnaI glow OF a fire.
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It was truly O sham battle. And one
Of the most important things learned
was that all roads lead everywhere but
toward camp after nIghtfau- Another
important piece OF learning which is
today stored away is that q field com
pass is not thing 10 be despised, and
that what room It takes up in ones
kit is more than made up for during a
night sham battle.
Sleep In the Open
Some Of the men who took part in
last nights ARRAY didn't make much
effort 10 get back TO camp until the
welcome streaks Of dawn made It pos
sible for them TO see more than two
feet in front Of them These men. after
losing all track Of time. space, and dis
tance during the terrific cusIaughts Of
the enemy, and realizing that they had
become bopelessIy lost from their re-
spective commands. found as soft a
piece OF sun-baked ground as was pos
sfSIe, pillowed their heads on o dovrny
piece Of rock, and res-EuedIy awaited
Tor morning TO show them The way to
80 home
HOnOTs For District.
While there was no formal decision Of
victory, the judges this morning after a
conference al General wotherzp0on's
headquarters were unanimous IN saying
the hOnors Of the night went 10 the at
lacking forces, which included the Dis
trict soldiers, under the direction OF
General Harries.
The chief point fovarIug the bas5aeers
was the fact that Captain FOX. OF the
District Field ARTILLERY managed to get
the big guns empIaced on a command
ing knoll AMI had sheIIed the defending
army for five minutes before his posi-
ton was discovered by means of the
flashes from his guns and with the aid
OF the powerful searchligLts-
Orders were issued from headquarters
this morning giving all enlisted men
and officers liberty until j. O'Clock
Today there were congratulations and
rejoicings in the camp Of the District
militia over the manner in which the
men handled themselves IN last
nights spectacular TDaueIEe-- General
HaTries' brigade headquarters the first
thing TINS morning 20 personally con
graduate the commander OF Washing
tons ScldieTy- He said that the STAFF
OF uu1E Tres were Unanimous IN their
praise Of the District National Gua-f.
and. that the StrG-IuE Of men I'm the
darkness was only TO have been expect
ed during the StE=iau darkness which
fell over the field Of operations
Thrilling Engagement.
Nothing in the war games that are
PLAYED bv the regulars ard r-iT1-Ear1e-
OF Uncle Sans armed forces on IND
could have besn more spectacular than
were the charges and co-uter-charees of
infantry. the 6azhes Of cavalry. and the
srtHlery duels that took place during
last nights battle
Each man had been issued twenty
rounds of ammunition and the batteries
o. artillery were given enough rounds
OF black shells % make il impossible 70
hear any orders within several hundred
yards OF the big guns excepting those
Wplch were blown 10y -ha bEE-e-
The powerful searcHIfZlt lanterns
were additions 10 the spectacle which