The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-26
! |T'sDRY IO-N|GHT
ALONG THE RIVER
Soldiers in Camp 0rdway Sing the
Refrain After . DUSTY"
Sunday.
ONLY WET THING
IS THE SHENANDOAH
Sherman's Expression About War
Worked Overtime by District
Guardsmen.
By STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

By STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
i Camp ordway. Bolivar Heights, w
Va, Aug. 2S-Strategists at this camr
exercised their nimblest wits to-day &c
outwit the line of mounted patrols and
the half dozen commissioned officers who
surrounded the tented city In order to
Intercept supplies Of liquor. By order
of Brig. Gen. Harries this camp was as
dry as dust to-day, except In the guard
tent. where the corporals OF the guard
had piled choice collection OF liquor OF
/ all sorts from ready-made cocktails tc
I quart bottles of whisky. Nine hundred
i bottles of beer were confiscated by the
| mounted patrols, which were strung
around the camp late last night and
early this morning. and a mounted pro-
| vost guard under Lieut.. r. B. McLen-
nan secuted through Harpers Ferry to
/ get line on the wagon loads Of con-
cealed beer that might start for camp
between taps and reveille.
| Headache an Onense.
Following the recent dry" order from
| Gen. Harries, II Is almost a court mar
| tial offense to have a headache in the
morning. and several officers who are
| used to a nip Of whisky after a hard
| hike are forced to let down their tent
walls, and place an orderly on guard
in front Of their tent while they measure
out the requisite three fingers.
Gen. Harries issued instruction to Maj.
| lie Roy w. Heron, inspector general.
| this morning. after he had learned OF the
| attempts Of the beer-blockade runners
! last night. The beer was brought from
Harpers Ferry in bags, and left on the
| road. A man who was watching and
| waiting for the bag he had ordered
| would then appear and take the bag over
| his shoulder and try to get to camp. How
ever, the patrols OF the signal company
| and Of the artillery, under Lieut.. Louis
Vogt, remembering the experience of last
year. when they were called upon to put
Frederick. Nd, under provost guard,
pounced on every bag brought into camp.
and at one haul they confiscated seven
teen bags Of the long-expected beer.
Search All Packages. a'.
Following this night attempt. many q
soldier tried to bring a bottle OF some
thing into camp under his shirt to-day,
and failed. Maj. Heron. acting as adju-
tant general, detailed Capt, Frank Lock-
head and Capt E. W. Fullam, Of the
First Infantry. and Capt. William Beck
stein and Capt. L. B. Eranest to assist
Maj. Wallach A. McCathran, field off,
GER of the day In commanding the stu
alton at the gate. A large addition to the
enlisted men at the entrance 20 camp
stopped every one Of the four or FIVE
thousand visitors and searched all who
had brought packages.
The visitors who arrived in the morn
ing had all brought bundles and baskets
containing goodies from home. Choco-
late cakes. pies. pickles. jam and other
things with which to gladden. the heart
OF the men in camp were laid open to
the profane view of the relentless guard
atAthe gate. In many instances nicely
packed bottles of the contraband liquor
were found among the eatables, and the
guards. acting under orders. had to con-
fiscate the stun and place II in the guard
tent. The owners could take 1t away
from camp IL they could ever get II
again.
Men kicked at this searching process,
but the orders of the general were
obeyed in every instance in spirit and
letter. and the banks Of the Shenandoah
saw the dryest Sunday that a National
Guard encampment ever parched under.
The big event OF the day was the full
brigaded dress parade and the presenta-
ton of the twenty-fve-year service
medals. The parade was identically the
same ceremony as last Sunday. with the
exception that Gen. Harries was the re-
viewing officer. This put Col. Charles
H. Ourand in command of his own regi-
ment. the First Infantry. Maj. Leroy
Heron was ad1utant for the parade to-
day in place of Maj. C. Fred Cook, and
was responsible for the success OF the
great spectacle. The two bands COM
bined into one big organization and held
the crowds spellbound with the martial
spirit Of the music they had selected.
Present Service Medals.
Service medals were presented to the
men who have been with the guard a.
quarter century; this incident being in
terpolated into the ceremony just after
the camp orders for the coming twenty
four hours are read. The veterans who
received these medals for the first time
in the brigade's history were Col. Charles
H. Ourand, commanding officer Of the
First Infantry: Lieut.. Col. Anton Ste
phan. Second Infantry; Maj. Ed. L.
Webster. retired: Capt. c. Eugene Ed
wards, First Infantry; Lieut.. Charles II.
Hyers. First Infantry. and Sergt John
H. Wells, Company A. First Separate
Battalion.
of the brigade Just as II was drawn upl
in line. and marched forfard to the gem
eral, who pinned the decorations uponi
the breasts of each in the order givenl
above, this being the order OF theirl
seniority.
Inspection OF all camps was made byl
Gen. Harries, by regimental commandersl
and by the regular officers attached toI
the brigade. All equipment, uniforms,
beddings. weapons, and property OF all
sorts was examined with minute atten-
ton to detail. and a very excellent re-
port was made by the inspectors. Mai.
Heron inspected the First Separate Bat
talon; Capt. Allen inspected the Firstl
Infantry Lieut.. Col. Stephan inspected
the Second Infantry. Gen. Harries, ac-
by Mai. William E. Hodge,
rode through all camps.
ARRESTED AFTER STRUGGLE.