The Washington herald., 1912-08-23
SOLDIERS FIGHT
FOR WET GOODS
Wagon Load Of Beer Stands IN
claimed in Streets Of Camp
0rdway.
COURT-MARTIAL OF PRIVATE.
HAS BEEN COMPLETED
Ammunition Given Out for Maneu-
vers-Rife Teams Chosen
for Seagirt.

aug. Ell Gen. George n. haffles,
commanding the brigade of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia, ar
rives In camp Friday afternoon. as is
expected. among the variety Of prob
lens which will be presented to him will
be the question of what to do with
wagon load OF beer. which tonight Is
standing In the tent of the Adjutant
General 1t was confiscated after a row
between sentries, batteryman and beer
driver. which woke part of the camp
late last night. The beer was originally
destined for the battery's canteen. but
exactly who owns 1t at present seems TO
involve delicate points OF military law.
Capt. J. Harry Shannon. commanding
the artillery. was awakened late last
night by a disturbance in his own camp.
Running from his tent in his pajamas,
he saw several of his men in a row
around the wagon load of beer, which
had just entered the gate to the camp
inclosure. He sent his men back to
their tents. and the guard took the beer,
several large cases OF II, and deposited
1t in the Adjutant Generals tent.
Who Owns the Beer.
Col. A. L. Parmerter. Adjutant Gen
eral. began an Investigation to-day to
discover the cause of the riot. He was
told by the guard that the driver OF the
beer wagon had tried to pass the sentinel
and had been stopped whereupon several
OF the batterymen had rushed out of
their tents. evidently wide-awake and
waiting for the load OF wet goods, and
that a fight had followed.
On the other hand. the batterymen say
that the beer had been shipped TO the
canteen in the night. but that owing to
the closing OF the canteen by Col.
Garrards orders. II was being sent
away and that several independent and
bold batterymen had simply tried to way
lay the driver and get what they thought
belonged to them personally. An inves-
tigation further may follow. with posi-
bilities OF a court-martial
The trials OF Private Calls and Private
J. A Klein by court-marital concludes
to-day and the sealed papers will be
read and corrected by Mai. William
Hodges. Judge Advocate. They will then
be sent to Col Charles OuEand or to
Gen. Harries. whoever Is in command of
the brigade. and the sentence will fol-
low.
In the case OF Private Calls, accused
Of assaulting his superior officer. there
Is scarcely any limit to the punishment
which may be inflicted by a court-mar-
tial. Article of war. No. q, under which
Calls was tried. is as follows:
ANY officer OF soldier who on any
pretense whatsoever strikes his superior
officer or draws or lifts up any weapon
or offers any violence against him. being
in the execution of his Office, or disobey-
iE2 any lawful command of his superior
officer, shall suffer death or such pun
ishment as a court-martial may decide"
First signs of the blue and red
armies in action were seen to-day. when
the infantry divided itself into opposing
forces and the reds tried to break
through a line OF outposts-established
by the blues" The first and second
infantry and the first separate battalion
in long columns marched out OF camp
early this morning. while the two bat
teries of artillery. led by Capt Fred T
Austin, Battery E. Third Field Artillery.
and Capt ]. Harry Shannon, First Bat
terry, Field Artillery. National Guard. Dis
trict of Columbia. The infantry went to
the west. while the eight guns Of the
light artillery struck of to the east, and
solved separate artillery problem of its
own.
Maneuvers start.
Col Glendie B. Young, First Infantry,
commanded the outposts OF the Blues
The men were disposed in a wide, fan
shaped formation, covering a mile or
more OF territory. They hid behind any
protection afforded by farmhouses.
hedges, long grasr. and crops. and wait
ed to head of the scouts of the pa
trolling Reds. The Reds tried to sneak
into the opposing country. but as far as
is known only one of them succeeded.
He is supposed to have climbed into a
laundry wagon and to have hidden him.
self under a pile Of clothes on their way
to be washed.
Further infantry maneuvers will be fol-
lowed Friday. and the men will have the
opportunity to remember what they know
of the drill regulations which deal of an
attack on a position.
Alonzo X. Eaton, the young private of
the crack Y. NJ. c. A. company, X, of
the Second Regiment. who was injured
diving in the Shenandoah, is showing
signs OF improvement under the care Of
Maj. Clarence Weaver. of the field hos
pital. Eaton cut his abdomen diving in
the river.
For the first time in this encampment
the medical men of the brigade were
taken out for short tactical walk
to-day to look over the outlying country.
Their problem was to discuss the lay
of the land, with a view to finding a
suitable Hlace for dressing stations. first
aid stations, field hospitals, &c, in case
of a battle.
Rife Team to Leave.
The brigade rifle team will leave camp
to shoot in the national matches at Sea-
girt August "a. The team is composed
OF Lieut.. Col. G. B. Young, team cap
tain; Maj Thomas King, team coach;
Capt Frederick H. Heidenreich, Capt
Frank Holt. First Lieut.. Thomas T. Nc
Anally, First Lieut.. Ralph Alderman.
First Lieut.. Harry c. Caldwell. First