The Washington times., 1912-08-24
WRECK TOWNS,
BLUES ARE BEATEN
Theoretslly Railroads Are Destroyed Villages Burned
and Hundreds Killed-Today's Problem Hard
est of Militia Camp.
c. M. wILLoUGHBY.

against paying the men at this time
had been registered by General Harries.
Captain Dallam came to Ordway at the
direction of the Eastern divisions ad-
jutant general, which had decided the
men were to have been paid yesterday.
1t didn't matter to Captain Dallam when
the militiamen got their pay, just so he
carried out his orders. But the general
thought otherwise.
Brfgadier generals of militia have lots
of things to consider when their organi-
cation is in the field, among them being
what effect will be produced In placing
$4,000 in the hands Of body of men
most Of them youngsters who have been
out of money for several days. He de-
cided that the effect might have far
from good results, ana told the pay
master SO.
Captain Dallam communicated with
the War Department, and the depart
ment fipally decided that the militiamen
could not be paid for fifteen days serv-
Ice before the fifteen days had expired,
as there Is a Federal statute prohibiting
the paying ,of Federal money in ad-
vance for services not yet performed.
This was the loophole of escape. The
men were ordered back to their COM
panies, and, contrary to all expectations,
offered but few objections. The officers
anticipated riot, but none came.
Rifle Team Leaves.
The only men to receive money from
this fund were the members of the
brigade rife team, which left Camp
Ordway for Washington this morning.
Major Taylor paid the seventeen or
eighteen men Off this morning, and they
left Immediately for Harpers Ferry.
They will leave Washington for Seagirt,
N. j., tonight, where they will repre-
sent the District In the annual rife
matches to be shot there.
Tomorrow will be the big day at
Camp Ordway. The town council OF
Harpers Ferry met in the office o:
Mayor c. b. Wentzell, and adopted.
regulations requiring all liverymen
operating between the town and the
rigs, the rates to be charged on the
trip. II rates are to be raised, the
liverymen will be required to tell each
passenger in advance, of this.
Mayor Wentzell stated after the
meeting that the town Is opposed TO
an effort on the part of any of it's in
dividual citizens to obtain exorbitant
prices for transportation and commodi-
ties from the guardsmen and their
friends. The town wants the District
militia to come here every year. he
said. The militiamen are a nice set
of boys, behave themselves admirably.
ana, he incidentally remarked, leave
something like a couple of thousand
dollars a day here, which means a lot
to a town Of this size.
Mayors Dog Stolen.
Mayor Wentzell said he always had
been friends to the guardsmen, and
that he was always willkag to help
them out. This Is why, he explained
he felt so hurt when Mrs. Wentzell
made the discovery last night that soms
militiaman had stolen their pet dog
The dog. he said. was a special pet OF
the family, had been purchased from
circus manager whose show wen'
broke here last summer, and had en-.
deared itself in the affections of the
entire family.
AS the mayor always has been friend
ly to the guard. he said he thought IL
was the duty of every guardsmaE to
help him find his dog. Mrs. wentzell
came up to brigade headquarters earlier
in the evening and left description
of the canine, and asked that 1t be re-
turned. A careful search of the entire
camp, and an inventory Of the canine
has been taken, but Mrs.
Wentzelrs dog has not yet been found.
Everybody wants the dog returned
home, because 1t is not known what
effect 1t will have on the mayors fu-
ture decisions concerning the guard.