Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
DRILL BY PLAT0ONS
At CAVALRY CAMP
Tests Being Made by Members
of Army Board Near Win
chester, Va.
LARGE DEED RECORDED
IN CITIES OF VIRGINIA
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va. August 2, 1918.
| The United States cavalry camp of in
struction has been in progress two weeks
today, and practically all Of that time has
been consumed in drilling by platoons. A
test of this new drill was made under the
direction of the camp commander, Col.
Cunlifre Fl. Murray, today. for the pur-
pose of determining how the new drill is
working out. Members of the army cav
airy board have been instructing the men
in the new drills each day, and the troop
ers are showing great enthusiasm and IN
terest In the work. There are thirty-three
men in each platoon commanded by a
captain. with four platoons to squad
| ron. There will probably be five or six
squadrons to a regiment, under the new
| regulations. If they are adopted by the
War Department In about two weeks
| the troopers will be drilled by squadrons
later by regiments and finally the entire
brigade will be in the saddle.
| About $4,000 was distributed among the
officers and troopers of the 18th Cavalry
ing their pay for July. Large numbers Of
the men of that regiment spent last even
! ing and tonight in Winchester.
First Lieut.. Carl Boyd of the Sd Cav
| airy has been at the camp for several
| days on special duty. He has been or
dered to France on duty with the French
cavalry for year, and will leave shortly
for that country. :.
board has gone on his annual leave Of
| absence and will return about Septem-
Der l.
The Shenandoah division Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad was given a, thor
ough inspection yesterday by President
Daniel Willard and large number of Of
ficials. including many heads of depart
ments. The speci-l train of the president
left Harpers Ferry In the morning and ar
rived at Lexington late In the afternoon.
The return trip was made today. Supt.
G. d. Brooke of this division which ex-
tends from Harpers Ferry to Strasburg
Junction and from Harrisonburg to Lex
ington, was complimented by many of the
officials upon the numerous improvements
| he has had made during the past year to
the roadbed. the rolling stock and the
railroad property In general. 1t was an
nounced that a new passenger station has
been authorized for Staunton.
Flagman Winsbur1 ow Buried.
The body of Flagman Esten H. Wins
burrow, who died in q hospital at Hag-
erstown Thursday from injuries sustain
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ern Maryland railroad track near Thur
mont while asleep. was taken to Front
Royal, Va. his homeplace, and inferred
| in the cemetery there. He was about
/ twenty-five years old and unmarried. He
had been sent back by freight con-
ductor to guard a rear end switch, as
| another train was about due. He Is said
| to have been on duty long time and
| fell asleep at the switch. His back was
broken. the flesh OF one side torn and
| one leg was cut OF.
The Presbyterian reunion held Thurs
day at Pen Mar was attended by large
delegations of that faith and their
! friends. the crowd being estimated at
made by Henry Breckenridge. assistant
secretary of war, who spoke OF :Gettys-
burg-Thoughts Prompted by the Ma
tional Reunion of Veterans. July. 1913"
| to record here Is being recorded in the
| offices of the clerk OF the city court and
the clerk of the circuit court OF Frederick
| county. The indenture is from the Chesa-
| Of Virginia to the Old Dominion Trust
Company. Incorporated, as trustee. to
| secure the issue OF the company's nrst
mortgage bonds not to exceed $5.OOO.OOO
stated. in every city and county In the
state in which the telephone company
| operates, and that means the greater
portion Of Virginia: The deed covers
Il "
| In the largest deed book. and each court
clerk receives a snug fee for recording
/ the deed.
Mrs. Ada Arlena Frenkel. wife Of Leo
i Frenkel and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John E. Copp of Kernstown. this county.
died at her home here this week, after 9
/ brief illness, forty-three years old. In
addition to her husband and parents, she
/ leaves two sisters and two brothers. one
1 of the latter being Rev. Zed H. Copp.
| formerly of Washington, but now pastor
of Philadelphia church.
i Railroaded Forty-Seven Years.
After forty-seven years Of continuous
service on the Shenandoah division OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Passenger
Conductor Jake" Roderick Of Lexington
made his last run July 81 and voluntarily
retired. His run, between Lexington and
Harrisonburg, is to be taken by Conductor
Lewis D. Barley Of Winchester. Con-
ductor Roderick followed the fortunes OF
the Confederate army during the entire
i war, and at it's close he obtained posi-
i ton on the railroad in the Virginia val
/ ley. He retires from active service with
! a clean record, and while President Will
lard and other high railroad officials were
In Lexington yesterday they called upon
him and extended their greetings and best
i wishes.
i Eugene Campbell Of this county. who Ia
a member of the corps Of engineers en-
ployed by the government to survey large
i tracts of land In Hardy, Hampshire ano
4 other nearby West Virginia counties.
which will be made parts of the Potomac
watershed. had the fight OF his HE DAY
or two ago when he was attacked by q
rattlesnake I'm the mountains. Campbell
was some distance behind other membtrs
Of the party and was about to pass q
ledge of rock over which ivy had grown
when he heard the snake rattle. SEEKING
a fence rail, he dealt the reptile heavy