Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-25
DEFIANCE OF MOB CAVALRY TO RETURN
Grand Trunk Determined to Fort Myer Horses viii Leave
Run Through Trains. the Gettysburg Camp.
TROUBLE AT SOUTH BEND WILL COME BACK BY RAIL
Gath Poisoning Continues Although the
erng in Railroad Yards. Forage Has Been Changed.
STATE MILITIA IN READINESS MAY MAR THE WAR GAMES
District
Guard in
breakers Wounds Variety in the Raton.
Fort Myer Horses Will Leave
the Gettysburg Camp.
WILL COME BACK BY RAIL
Poisoning Continues, Although the
Forage Has Been Changed.
MAY MAR THE WAR GAMES
District Regiments Acting as Ad-
vance Guard in Exercises Today.
Variety in the Ration.

As q result of further investfR atiOns
into the sickness among the horses at
the Gettysburg camp of military I'm
structiOn all the mounts taken to the
camp from Fort Myer, Va, have been
ordered sent back to the fort by rail.
This action was the result of q re-
port telegraphed today to Washington,
confirming the report due to forage
poisoning, which developed upon exer-
cising the horses.
Special From a Stan Correspondent
GETTYSBURG. Pa, July 25.-Because
there seems to be no way TO check the
effects of the forage poisoning which is
devastating the stables OF the 10Th Cav
airy. Col. Garrard has requested that he
be allowed to return Immediately to Fort
Myer. No new cases of sickness were
reported from the stables this morning,
but the talk among the officers was to the
effect that new cases would be the rule.
and by no means the exception.
Col. Garrard made his request of Gen.
Wotherspoon. who Is in command Of this
camp Of instruction.
Col. Garrard told The Stars corre-
spondent early this morning that he want
ed to take back all the horses and that
he had requested to be allowed to take
his entire command back on trains The
original intention to march to Fort Myer
seems to be knocked In the head on &C.
count OF the forage poisoning.
1T would take several days" said the
colonel, land horses would probably be
falling sick all the time. In addition it
would be difficult to convince the farm
ers along the route that this sickness is
not contagious. 1 would like to put sick
horses and all on the cars
The departure of the cavalry will make
difference in the war game In
which the District National Guard will
participate. beginning tomorrow. The cav
airy would have had a part in that, and
probably very spectacular part.
Autopsy to Be Made.
An expert from the Department OF Ae-
riculture will perform an autopsy on one
Of the horses which is expected to die
this afternoon. Reports on that matter
will be forwarded by Col. Garrard to
Gen. Wotherspoon. and in turn will be
forwarded to the War Department at
Washington. An investigation thus start
ed will be taken up from Washington
with the idea of fixing the responsibility.
The hay which the horses are eating
uow is not the same as that which was
issued wnen the troops arrived here. yet
the poisoning seems to be going on just
the same. There seems to be no way Of
protecting even the privately owned pet
horses of the officers, and there seems to
be Just as much chance for those fine
animals to be taken sick as the horses
of the men.
The affection strikes the horses in the
throat and paralyZes the muscles so that
the animals cannot swallow.
The poisoning is confined entirely to the
cavalry camp. The camp of the 1st Bat
terry. d. c. N. G., is comparatively free
from the trouble.
Acting as Advance Guard.
With twenty rounds of blank ammuni-
ton issued to every infantryman in the
District National Guard. the two infantry
regiments marched out to a ridge over
looking the camp here today and began
their first real attacking problem. The
men were representing the advance guard
of an army, and went through one of the
most spectacular war game features seen
here during this present camp. With
LOO yards of open country to fight
across, the SpeCtdClc piSScHlSu vas Olic
as nearly like the real war as possible.
In addition. the medical officers attached
to the brigade pulled out from camp, bag
and baggage and put up complete field
hospital under the eyes of the regular
medical officers of the United States
Army.
Regiment Of War Strength.
An accurate idea of what real regi-
ment Is when it starts for war was given
yesterday morning when l,5O0 enlisted
men, with the proper complement Of OFF,
GERS, together with the mounted scouts,
the cooks, the artificers. the band.
wagons mules. lined up for review. 1t
was the first time any one. anywhere. had
ever seen a full war-strength regiment
of infantry since the PRONUNCIATION of the
field regulations of 1910. which prescribe
exactly what a regiment is. With fine
looking companies each with los men,
the regiment formed in the woods to the
west of the parade ground and when
they had all marched out and lined up
nronerly It filled the enormous space
devoted to parades, as II three or four
ordinary national guard regiments had
been on parade. Official photographs for
the benefit of the War Department were
taken.
rrhe regulars contributed a great por-
.;or of this show regiment. but guards
rnen from Washington contributed enough
TO be noticeable. The lst District Regi-
roent contributed one lieutenant colonel.
two captains, four lieutenants. thirty
e;ebt non-commissioned officers. four
cooks, four musicians, two artificers and
lO6 privates. The I'd District of Co.
inmbia Regiment contributed substantial
iv the same, without a lieutenant colonel
The men from Washington barracks lent
their ten pack mules. and there were
scouts from the 18th Cavalry, stationed at
Fort Myer. while the enormous wagon