The Washington times., 1912-08-16
LOCAL GUARDSMEN
BEGIN TO SOLVE
CAMP PROBLEMS
Sunburned, Mud-Bespatter-
ed, They Look Like Real
Soldiers.
Continued from First Page.)


excitement in the small town at night
Is the ice cream festivals, and IL there
was q man In camp last night after
opening hour 1t was because he was
on guard duty or else in the hospital
tent.
There are scores of Washington
familiessat Bolivar ana Harpers Ferry
for the summer. Many of the militia
men know these families. The others
didn't require many hours in which
fair, West Virginia beauty. 1t doesn't
matter whether a man Is an officer
in a brand new uniform or the green
est rocky in the regiment, IL he Is
on his good behavior, he can be re-
ceived In the Harpe RS Ferry homes,
provided a formal introduction has
been obtained.
Indications are that the National
Soyott the will ns go on on bseTs se snS snS
busses which connects the West
Virginia township with the camp, or
else refuse to visit the latter place. The
latter is hardly probable. however.
Because the mayor of Harpers Ferry,
f. B. Wentzell, wanted, 1t is said, to
make the Washington men who brought
horses. carriages, and automobiles up to
Harpers Ferry to engage in the trans
portation business for two weeks to pay
what they called an exorbitant license
tax for so doing, these same would-be
hverymen not only refused to pay the
fee, but threaten to ship their animals
and equipments back to Washington,
The fees wanted. the washington men
say, are too large, and they refuse to
pay. them. With them in their fight
Is the entire brigade.
Stand BY the Mayor.
Last night the town council held a
special meeting at which the members
voted to stand by the mayor In his po-
sition. They maintained that as the
Harper's Ferry liverymen depend upon
such patronage for a livelihood, 1t isn't
right to let outsiders come in and take
this money.
Both the regular army men and the
militia officers are watching closely the
effects of administering of the typhoid
vaccine to several hundred guardsmen
by the medical corps yesterday. 1t Is
expected that at least a few of the men
VIII be wearing their vaccinated arms
In sings for day or two, and that the
reaction In some of them will be felt,
But no serious results are anticipated,
On Friday, August 23, or eight days af-
ter the original vaccinations, a second
test will be made Of the men.
Rather late in arriving. yet welcome
in the extreme, was the Y. M. c. A.
tent and supplies, which came in yes
terday and was put to work last night
by A. L. Smith, secretary of the army
and navy branch of the Washington as
ISOLATION. Mr.. Smith has been at Mt.
Gretna, Pa, attending maneuvers In
which Battery E, Third Field Artillery,
and a troop of the Fifteenth Cavalry,
both from Fort Myer, have partici-
pated. At the close of these maneuvers
he shipped his equipments here, and
will remain In camp until the call to
break camp Is sounded August Is.
Sunday morning and Sunday evening
services will be conducted at the Y. M.
G. A.. tent by Chaplain Stephenson. Of
the First Infantry.
The baseball score Is received at the
tent each night, and after mess the
militia make a mad scramble to hear
from the Washington team. Stationery,
newspapers, and magazines are being
distributed to the men. Volley ball and
baseball outfits will be given them to-
day.
The first bit Of excitement of the en- :
campment followed the report received
in camp last night that one of the
guarGsnIen filled with enthusiasm which
can be obtained only across the Vir-
ginia State line at Weaverton, had be-
come unruly, and had been locked up
in the Harpers Ferry station house
only after the entire police department
of that township had been called in.
The chief of police, a youthful looking
chap dashed into camp and halted at
brigade headquarters.
"One of your men tried to put to
rout the entire police department O.
Harpers Ferry" he said, land almost
succeeded"
What happened to the department"
Major Cook asked.
"1t got a black eye." the chief said