The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-31
DISTRICT MILITIA
ARRIVES At NOON
Gettysburg Camp Broken in
the Early Morning.
HARRIES WINS LAST BATTLE
Washington Soldiers Again Victori-
Gus in Final Fight OF Mimic War.
Retreat Saves Opposing Army from
Certain Defeat on Outskirts OF the
Town-Men Receive Pay.

Gettysburg. Pa. July so-when dark
ness Zen this evening over the tented
city OF Gettysburg it was a vastly differ
ent scene TO the one ushered in With the
gray. rainy morning
Whore conicaI tents. capasse O. no. siug
a half dozen cots and men and other
equipments. stood in parallel lines. TO-
night stands row upon row OF dog tents. %
Tonight the greater part OF the i'm
pedimsnta is aboard freight cars. ready
10 be transported with the guardsmen 10
the Capital Mai Robbins. quartermas-
ter. and Capt Fox, OF the battery. have
done excellent work in entraining equip
ment and horses.
With reveine az $3.50 o'clock tomorrow
morning, khaki-clad soldiers viii crawl
out Of these shelter tents. and a scene Of
activity viii ensue with clock-like regu-
larity. BY noon the camp Of instruction
viii be almost what il was before the
regulars OF the United States army and
/ the militia Of Pennsylvania. Maryland.
Virginia. West Virginia. New Jersey. and
the District Of Columbia began 10 pour
into the reservation on July J.
Sunday Will see a general exodus Of
both regulars ara militiamen. Begin
ming al 9 o'clock in the morning, the
first section Of the special trains viii
leave for Washington with the District
troops. On it viii be the signal corps
company, the first battery. field artillery.
the ambulance corps. and the servants
and attaches Of the camp. on the second
section will be the First Regiment: on
the third, the Second Regiment. and on
the last section, leaving at 7.3o o'clock.
will be headquarters and the First Sep
arate Battalion. II Is expected that
noon VIII see the District boys in their
home city.
OF the regulars. the following Will be-
gin their hike" back 20 their posts
T! Batteries Z and F. Third Field Artillery;
two companies OF engineers, and the
War College detachment
Following upon the heels OF Thurs
days and Fridays night operations, the
regulars and militia were again in the
field to-day. tired but willing
Harries wins Again.
The result was another victory for the
Blue forces under the command OF Brig.
Gen. George H Harries. This was a
battle between the regulars. under the
command Of Col Francis W. Mansfield,
Of the Second United States Infantry,
and the militia.
In the maneuvers the camp Of instruc-
tion itself narrowly escaped capture. Only
The energetic Onslaught of the Blues.
which turned the left flank of the regu-
lars, or Red army, saved the big camp ahS
permitted the Blue force 10 march through
and capture Bonneauvile. The Blue army
consisted of the District brigade. with
the exception OF the First Separate Bat
talon. one battery of regular army ar
tllery, a company Of United States en-
gineers. and a Hospital Corps detachment.
The Red army was made up OF the entire
regular force with the exception Of a
small detachment with the Blues. the
First Separate Battalion Of the District.
and one-half Of the Second New Jersey
troop.
The two armies met on the Hanover
pike about noon. and the Reds made a
vigorous advance to capture the camp.
In addison to holding the Reds in check,
the Blues had as their objective the cap
ture Of Bonneauville. The battle resolved
itself into efforts on each side 10 out
flank the other. Recall as usual. was
sounded before actual contact was posi-
bic, but with success for the Blues under
Brig Gen. Harries.
The result Of the use Of searchlights
in the night operations of last night were