Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-05
DISTRICT GUNNERS
ARE WORKING HARD
Regular Army Officers Keep
Members of D. c. Battery
on the Move.

special dispatch to The star.
ARTILLERY CAMP, TOBYHANNA.
Pa, August 5.-For the first time since
the LIST Battery. Field Artillery. N. G..
D. c., arrived in camp 1t went out this
morning as unit, all the sections which
have been undergoing instruction from
the regular officers forming a complete
battery. They took the Gouldsboro road
early. and after hiking several miles went
into action behind a big hill.
The commander. Capt. Louis c. Vogt
took up his observing station to the right
Of the battery and established telephone
communication with the battery. Scouts
were sent out on the tanks, but no enc
my was observed. This same perform
ance was repeated several times for the
purpose Of giving men and officers prac-
tice for Thursday, when they will start
their service practice. using real shrapnel
and solid shell. The practice will be
given just as II the battery was going
into actual war on the supposition that
the camp IL about to be attacked by
foreign foe.
Under Strict Discipline.
The discipline Of the men is better this
realizing that they are in a camp under
strict commander. Maj. Summerall, and
they go about their hard tasks with no
complaints. obeying every command on
the instant. and generally cannot be told
from the regular batteries.
This morning the officers held a
school Of equitation under Lieut..
Downer, U. S. A., from 8 to $50, and
from $50 to 1880 they listened to in
struction from Lieut. Burleson. u s. A..
on the calculation of firing data and
smoke bomb practice. There are four
officers with the District battery. Capt.
Louis C.. Vogt commanding; Lieut..
George G. Wilson. Lieut. George A.
Bonnet and Lieut.. Harry Shilling. In
the lectures from the regulars the off,
GERS alternate, two going In tho morn
Ing and two remaining with the bat
terry, while the same holds good for
afternoon, and at night all visit the
'hot-air" tents. as the lecture tent is
called.
Kept Busy at Drill.
harness drill. driving. limbering the
guns and taking the position of the
limbers out of the firing zone. while
the cannoneers made further progress
in the setting Of the sights and going
through the motions Of firing. The sig
nal detail. headed by Lieut.. Olmsted.
U. s. A.. took the road and made a man
OF the country through which the bat
terry will operate during target prac-
tice They also set up several telephone
lines. and are acquiring much speed In
getting. the lines up and down and
their instruments attached. Heavy
showers prevailed at times, but dur
ing the intervals the sun would shine
hot. Lieut.. Wilson was battery off,
Ger of the day. and took the local
boys on guard. Everything Is trusted
to the guard. even to the lowering Of
lar prisoners.
Some of the members Of the battery
took pans and buckets and went into
the woods outside Of camp. returned
ries and gave them to the cook. who
turned them into delicious huckleberry
pies, the first pies eaten since Wash.
ington was left behind.
Attend Boxing Match.
Last night the men witnessed a .ix-
round boxing match between two mem
bers of the regular outfit. District men
acting as seconds. There are onlv
three papers received In the camp each
day, all copies OF The Star, and the on
tire battery gathers In groups and has
good readers announce first the hail
games and then the news OF the home
town. It takes Washington papers two
days to reach Tobyhanna. and a cheer
went up when 1t was learned TINT
Johnson won his game Saturday
Yesterday afternoon the officers went
through firing data and smoke bomb
practice. The boys all miss the stands
usually follow the guard, for there a.
none around. and In the town OF Tobv-
hanna the boys cannot get anything
outside OF Ice cream and cake. Need
less to say. during tina nveninr fhn.a