The Washington times., 1911-08-19
TROOPS
. OF CAMP ORDNAY
ARE TOBE CURBED
Celebration in Frederick,
Such as Last Nights, Not
to Be Repeated.
TWO MEN ARRESTED
DURING HILARITY
Turned Over to District Guard
Officers for Punish
ment.
BY J. L. WRIGHT.
Stan Correspondent of The Washing
ton Times.

Stan Correspondent of The Washing
ton Times.
FREDERICK, Nd, Aug. l9-Rioting
and lawlessness are not to be permifteI i
in Frederick during the encampment of
the District National Guard. After one
night Of hilarity. during which the
troopers are charged by the municipal
authorities with having insulted women
on the streets. throwing lights from the
street cars, refusing to pay carfare, and
otherwise acting unlawfully, arrange
ments have been made whereby the Of
ficers of the guard are to cooperate
with the city authorities in maintaining
peace.
Telephone girls returning to their
homes after their tour of duty which
ended at 10 o'clock, complained to the
police that numberless guardsmen had
offered them their company and made
them the butt of Insulting remarks,
Married women sitting at windows in
their homes said that they We're called
to from the streets by the khaki-clad
soldiers.
Two Are Arrested.
Two guardsmen, George l. Mickey,
Company NJ. Second Regiment. and
William E. Grant, First Battery, Field
al "HO "cIc dTIeSltQ On lne
streets Of Frederick about 8 O'Clock
this morning, were turned over to the
military authorities about noon today
upon an order from Brig. Gen. George
II. Harries. They spent the night In
jail.
Consent to their release was given by
Mayor John E. Schell, when he was
assured that the cost Of a bicycle, said
to have been destroyed by Grant, would
be paid. Charges against Mickey and
Grant were filed in the civil court Of
Judge c. II. Eckstein.
Municipal authorities were assured by
General Harries that a provost guard
there would be no further trouble.
Should II be necessary to make good
this promise, the hours Of leave will be
shortened and the men will not be per-
mitted to remain in the city until late.
as was the case last night. Side arms
carried by some of the men last night
are to be left in camp in the future.
Even empty cartridge belts and revolver
holsters will not be carried.
Punishment Promised.
During the encampment of the Mary
land National Guard, two regulars, who
were visiting Frederick. fourished their
pistols in the air. and, when the au-
thorities interfered, one Of them fired
several shots. The officials Of the Dis
trict National Guard do not propose to
oter such temptation by allowing the
carrying of side arms.
Before the two troopers were released
by the civil courts, the military authori-
ties gave assurance that they would be
courtmartialed and dealt with severely.
Judge Eckstein, In discussing the -hilari-
ty of last night, said 1t could not be
tolerated.
Owing to the delay in establishing
camp, caused by the failure OF the
Frederick Railroad Company to deliver
the supply cars on time, the parade set
for last night was cancelled al the or
der Of Col. Samuel E. Smiley and Major
c. Fred Cook.
At the time a storm was coming over
the mountains OF the Blue Ridge, and a
few minutes afterward the 1000 men In
the First and Second Regiments pre-
pared an emergency camp IN a few
moments by setting up their pup tents.
1t rained hard for few minutes, but
after that the men worked in sunshine
establishing their permanent camp.
1t was late last night before all
the tents were up. 1t originally was
expected the camp would be estab
lished by, o'clock. The breaking
made It necessary to bring a steam
engine from another city, and II was
late in the afternoon before the sup
ply cars had been hauled out on the
camp siding, ready for unloading.
Camp Not Satisfactory.
The camp as arranged is far from
to Gen. George H Har-
ries
"This camp is laid out just the re-
verse of what 1t should be-" he said.
Instead of facing the picturesque
Blue Ridge and pretty Maryland
country, we have to look over a
swamp and tract of low land. Our
camp Is established in this unsatis-
factory way, because 1T was so estab-
lished by the Maryland National
Guards, who preceded US. They placed
water spigots in the company streets,
and 1t would have cost considerable
to move them.
But this is the last time we will
camp here" added the general. Each
year we have taken some new territory.
drawn maps Of 1t and drilled on II,
so that we could carry on a successful
campaign there should 1t be necessary
for us to defend the Nations Capital.
When we finish our drills here we will
be thoroughly familiar with every pos
sible opening for attack
Next year we will start working
back over the territory we have cover
ed"