Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-31
Wins FINAL BATTLE
Fourth Victory for District Ma
ti0naI Guard.
FLANK OF ENEMY TURNED
Gen. Harries' Forces Defeat Regu-
lars and Take Bonneauville.
SKILLFULLY PLANNED FIGHT
Washington Soldiers Break Camp
This Morning and Leave Get
tysburg for Home.
FLANK OF ENEMY TURNED
SKILLFULLY PLANNED FIGHT
peciaI From a STAFF Correspondent.

special rom a stan correspondent.
GETTYSBURG. Pa, July 3O.-With the
plumes of victory waving in token of four
mastery victories in the near-war that
has been raging around these parts for the
last few days, the District National
Guard packed up bag and baggage to-
night and will board trains for Washing
ton. beginning at 6 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The fourth victory was handed to the
District National Guard this afternoon
after very short, sharp and pleasant lit
tie engagement, which took place between
the camp of instruction and the village of
Bonneauville. Gen. Harries captured Bon
meanwhile with the District troops fighting
the regulars. That is he swept every
thing out of his way and left clear
path for Col. Richard Douglas Simms to
advance on the village, so the umpires de-
cided that the village was captured.
Every step in the attack by the Blue
Army, which Gen. Harries commanded
today, had been carefully planned out
the night before and scarcely man went
wrong. The Red Army was outfianked
by the good old I'd District of Columbia
Regiment, turned back upon it's course,
while Col. Ourand and the LIST Regiment
played tag with the regulars pitted
against him.
1t was completely a District National
Guard victory, made none the less COM
pletely Washingtonian by the fact that
the Districts 1st Separate Battalion had
been intrusted to the Red ranks for the
afternoon. The LIST Separate did it's level
best. but poor formation, ordered by
some one higher up resulted in its
hi. 90 Id ~, to-
field from which it fired innumerable
rife shots, but was turned inward to-
ward it's own TANKS principally by
Capt. Sayres, Veteran G Company of the
I'd District Of Columbia, every man Of
which has seen actual service with the
regular army.
Much of It in the Open.
This battle would have been a fair
mark for the moving picture men had
they been on hand, for so much Of it
was in the open. A full half-mile of
the advance of the Blues was made in
open fields. but so carefully planned
was the attack that the I'd District
part was able to do it's maneuvering at
the foot of several little rolling hills
that completely hid the men from the
Red army. The LIST District of CO.
w AOAN al NiAAOAJ III a
field behind hill. about $500 yards
from the point where the Blue army
finally met the Red. Standing at the
base of the cavalry shaft on the old
cavalry battlefield Gen. Harries and
several of his staff of officers swept the
countryawith field glasses and finally
located. over a mile away. the first
sign of the enemy's scouts. Capt.
Payne Of the Sd Field Artillery whip
ped range finder out Of his pocket,
found the range and megaphoned his
orders to Capt Fox. in command of
the District Battery. several hundred
yards away. The guns were elevated
SO as to drop shrapnel into rectangle
several hundred yards long and 500
yards in depth. For few minutes the
field pieces roared and smoked. Under
this cover the Blue army advanced, a
little too swiftly, according to some
of the umpires. but always taking adj
vantage Of cover.
A crackle of rifle fire. sounding exactly
like the intermittent and ambitious firing
of pack Of Chinese firecrackers. broke
forth in the extreme front on the right
wing. 1t was the I'd Regiment, lying
in the clover and potting the Reds at will
On the left out of sight, but ever ad-
vancing. crawled the LIST District of
Columbia Regiment. They got into action
with vim.