The Washington herald., 1912-08-24
PAY IS WITHHELD
. FROM GUARDsM[N
Paymaster Not Permitted to Dis
pense Money Before Service
Is Rendered.
TROOPS SPEND DAY
( IN BATTLE MANEUvERs
Medals May Be Presented to Men
Who Have Served Twenty.
FIVE Years.
By STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

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noon when they were marched across
hot and sun-baked parade ground. lined
up for an hour expecting to be paid OF
| by United States army paymaster. and
then, instead of seeing the color OF Uncle
| Sans money, were marched back to
| camp without cent. Fifteen thousand
dollars in greenbacks and coin was
| brought to camp by Capt. Dallam, u.
S. A., paymaster, to-day, and out of
this amount the men would have been
paid their United States pay as far as
\ II would go. Every man in the two
| regiments would have received at least
S7.50; noncommissione6 officers would
have received at least SIS. according to
| rank and service, and commissioned off,
GERS would have received very tidy sums
| ranging from $50 TO $50.
However. Gen. Harries, who came into
| camp to-day for The first time since the
encampment has been established. was
very much disturbed lest the distribution
Of money at this stage of the encamp-
ment might precipitate riot in Harpers
Ferry, where cheap whisky is 10 be had
| in abundance despite the strenuous State
and revenue laws.
Illegal to Pay.
About the time the men were lined up,
waiting for their money, an officers
meeting was in progress in front of Gen.
Harries tent. The question of whether
or not the paymaster could pay United
States money for services yet to be rem
dered came up, and the War Depart
ment, having been called by telephone,
responded that the money would have TO
be withheld. and the troops went back
to camp. All pay-United States and
District appropriation pay-will be given
out on Wednesday morning of next week
before the troops leave here for Wash
ington. Some special arrangement as to
pay will have to Re made for the men
OF the First Battery. Field Artillery, y.
G. D. c., and the signal company, as
they leave here Monday morning for a
trip back to the city over the road.
Camp Ordway has sounded like be-
leaguered city to-day. and will continue
TO give the impression Of a camp in
war time. for the rattle of rife fire
and the boom OF field artillery has given
the correct war time touch to the affairs
to-day Several thousand cartridges
were fred by the infantry. and wagon
loads OF blank shells fired by the bat
terry, which, however, operated independ-
emily of the two regiments and the first
separate battalion. Fifteen rounds of
blank rifle ammunition were issued toi
each man In the First and Second regi-
ments. and thirty rounds to the men In
the First Separate Battalion. The lat
on the Russell farm, two and half
miles west of camp the barn supposed
ly containing stores, which the other
two regiments wanted to capture.
Earl, Morning Attack.
The problem was worked out by the
three organizations in two sections. The
first attack on the barn was made by /
the First Infantry. That regiment start
ed from camp about o'clock in the |
morning and went cautiously westward
along the road with an advance guard a
sufficient distance ahead to keep from
being surprised. The First Separate Bat
talon had surrounded the barn very well,
and were in good position to receive the
First Regiments main attack. Col. |
Ournd spread his men finally across a
great meadow full of undulations. and
carried the position by storm. The rifle
fire was continuous while the ammunl-
ton lasted. and the First Regiment ad-
vanced across the field piecemeal. a small
party at a time, as the men have been
taught since their first days in camp,
and finally when the problem was called
OF. the First Regiment was in a posi-
ton which would have meant the capture
of the barn.
Col Garrard was chief umpire and
Capt. Leroy Eltinge assistant to the
chief umpire. No decision was render
ed. but regular officers OF the field were
OF the opinion that the problem WAS
worked out satisfactorily. and that no
tactical errors had been committed. u
The Second Regiment by this time was
on its way to attack the same barn. The
First Separate Battalion disposed its
men around the barn and awaited the
second attack Col. William z. Harvey
sent scouts into the lanes and high
ways to discover the enemy's strength.
and, having found out the disposition of
the troops. began a systematic attack
across the country. The few small
rises Of ground in the meadow afforded
enough protection to the men to fire a
few rounds. rise, rush forward. and hide
again. This problem was also said to
be worked out properly and without er-
rors
Paper Bullet Battle.
To-day's problem will be an encounter
between two moving forces of troops
The brigade will divide itself into two
armies and will run across each other
On the road and fight 1t out with paper !
bullets. Ii
The medical officers in camp were busy '
again to-day with the second and third :
vaccinations. For many of {
The men this will be the final inocula-
ton. but several men took their first
lose last week, and to-days treatment
was the second one.
The court martial in the cases of Pri-
vate Calls. accused of striking a su- {
oerior officer. and Private Klein, accused
If leaving his post of duty, is nearly
completed. The court did not adjourn
Until nearly midnight last night, and now
he papers, sixty-fve pages of typewriter
natter, will be reviewed by Brig. Gen.
darries The court will recommend in
ZACH. case the sentence of acquittal. which ,
will be made public as soon as Gen. ,
darries approves or disapproves of the !,
indings.
1t is understood that while Gen. Harries ,
s in camp the ceremony of presenting !
service medals to the
men deserving them will take place.
Dress parade tonight or tomorrow
light Is looked upon as the most likely
ime. The members Of the National I
iuard who are entitled TO them are :
,ol. Charles H. Ourand. First Infantry, \
vho has had thi-ty-seven years Of mill !
ary service and who Is number one in I
ervice in the brigade; Lieut. Col. Anton !
stephan, Second Infantry; Lieut.. Col
arthur Brooks, retired; Maj. E. L.
Webster. retired: Capt. E. C. Webster.
first Infantry; Lieut.. Charles A. Meyer,
rirst Infantry; Sergt George Wells. Z
list Separate Battalion IL
w. p. Young. eccentric bachelor, dead /