The Washington times., 1911-08-26
RAIN STOPS FIELD
BATTLES OF GUARDS
ON LAST CAMP DAY
Both Sides Claim Victory in
Sham Maneuvers at
t.. Frederick.
BY j. L. WRIGHT,
Stan Correspondent of the Washing
ton Times,

StaH Correspondent of the Washing
ton Times.
FREDERICK, Md. Aug. 26.-Instead
of leading hundreds of infantrymen
over plowed fields. and muddy roads
in heavy rain, Col. William E. Har-
vey and Col. Charles H. Ourand are
playing tOday's war game on a map
under shelter at brigade headquar-
ters. Thev are commanding pins in
stead OF regiments. and are moving
them about on the map in the same
manner they would If the pins were
really the large troops of able bodied
men they represent Gathered around
the colonies are the majors and COM
pany officers who expected to serve
under them on the field of battle to-
day. They are watching every move
of the enemy and are establishing
their forces with the same care they
intended to exercise in the field before
IT was decided to abandon todaE's
maneuVers.
Todays battle is practically the
reverse OF that of yesterday, because
Colonel Harvey who yesterday was
on the defensive. today is leading
the attack When the troops fell in
at o'clock this morning. preparatory
to going into the field for a heavy.
wet tramp. IT was raining hard. Be
fore the order to march had been
given recall was sounded and the
a
into their tents for day of rest.
Explained to Companies.
Shortly afterward the officers were
notified they were to assemble at
Headquarters, there to play the game
On map and blackboard. Upon their
return to their companies they ex-
planned the maneuvers to their non
commissioned officers and privates.
Mai c. Fred Cook. adjutant general,
announced that If the rains continue
today and the canvas is damp tOmor-
row. at 7:30 o clock. the time for break
ing camp, the canvas will be left up.
and detail OF guardSmen will remain
IN Frederick to take II down and place
il aboard the baggage cars when it
dries out
1t rained practically all night in Fred
eriCk, and as result, pools of water
are standing in many of the company
streets. The coniclc tents housing the
bandmen are in low part Of the res
ervation and in many Of them boards
used to keep the men out of the mud,
fOated away
Under the formal orders issued from
the adjutant generals office, the COM
panies will fall in for the march to
Frederick tomorrow at noon. They will
start on their three mile hike at 12:l5
o'clock. arriving there in time to board
the trains leaving at 1:3N ?. and 2:30
o'clock.
Cannot Leave Streets.
On guard against any of the guards
men getting action on their pay be-
fore arriving at Washington. strict or
ders have been given that neither COM
mlssioned officers nor enlisted men shall
leave the streets.
Because two men of Company d, Sec
ond infantry, were reported to be in a
lighting mood" last night and a ser
geant struck one OF them when they re-
fuse6 10 obey his orders, II is expected
fIfr,. vii Ea few liberties IN n
night-thc last night OF the lCamp-
ment. The difference occurred on the
streets OF Frederick and is the only
trouble since the first night of the on
campmcnt when two men were placed
under arrest by municipal authorities.
The quarrel OF last night did not result
seriously and the names of the men in
VolVed were not reported TO brigade
Indications are that the concert hy
tho consolidated bands of the First ami
Second Infantry, scheduled Tor t"nlght'
will not b" given owing to wet weather.
General Harries called d conference in
his tent last night OF the stIr and line
officers who engaged in the mimic war
fare Of yesterday, and the problems
which confronted the Gudrdsmen were
discussed in detail. The various defects
in the plans of the opposing generals
were pointed out, while the strateglcal
moves proving TO be successful were
paiscd.
Both armies are claiming victory. The
army Of the Blue" contends that its
stronghold " which IT was safely
ensconced for hours never was broken
into The Red" army. on the other
hand, Is willing to stake its last ration
OF pork and beans that, thecreucally,
its Oppoents were driven from the Fred
eriCk corn field. and were wiped off the
face of the earth.
Major Cronin, chief of umpires, and
the other regular army officers who
assisted him, are listening to the claims
of both.
The mounted part of the Signal Corps
got under way for Washington and
home this morning. Leaving Camp Ord
way at o'clock, the Wig-wag ana
wireless militiamen, under Capt. Oliver
Cromwell Terry, expect to arrive in
Washington by Sunday afternoon.
Getaway Spirit Prevails.
Everything and everybody has as
sumed the getaway spirit at Camp
Ordway, the whole camp giving evil
dence of contemplated departure. Tn
der the travelling orders issued at head
quarters for the return trip, the first
oS the four sections will leave Freder-
ick at / o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The other three sections will follow at
half-hour intervals. BY 4:30 O'Clock in
the afternoon, every evidence of the
1911 enCampment Will have disappeared
from Frederick.
among the 1,5OO guardsmen for service
pay for this enCanlpHleni. Inns sum
already has reached camp. and is now
in the custody of Major Boyd Taylor,
paymaster. In an iron safe, brought to
Frederick for that purpose. the small
fortune is locked The safe Is located
in Major Taylor's tent and from now
until tomorrow morning. when the first
of the militiamen Will be paid, senu-
nels detailed from the First Separate
battalion. will pace backward and for
ward keeping guard over the money.
The only bullet cartridges in Camp Ord
wav are those in the rifles OF these
sentinels.
The organization now in camp will
be paid tomorrow morning. The signal
Corps and the field artillery, travelling
overland to Washington, VIII be paid
after arriving in Washington.
The three prisoners of war" had
ANYTHING but a happy time during their
confinement in the guard house They
Dsara compeIled 10 do the most obtcc-
tionable tasks. and even while riding