Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-06
Commissioners Going Friday.
Drill in Loading and Firing.


Drill in Loading and Firing.
Special From a Stan Correspondent.
CAMP ORDWAY, August 6.-The Ma
tfonal Guard campers at Bolivar Heights
awoke this morning to find the summit
OF the Blue Ridge mountains In the dis
tance hidden by clouds. This overcast
remained throughout the day
Reveille brought the guards out to
md that they had a full morning of
practlce In the real war game facing
them. After the usual morning setting
up exercises they were taken out on
the great parade ground, where they
were taught close and extended order
in loading and firing. Soldiers spread
ABOUT the neid and were soon running
miner and thither, at times kneeling
on the ground. and the clicking of the
trigger of the unloaded rifles fairly
made the visitors shrink behind any
OBJECTS which might furnish protec-
.. .ion. me boys Kept pumping away all
the morning with the rifle. and it
would have taken a strong force to
break through even the advance guard
The roads about the camp fairly
swarmed with soldiers. OFF, in the dis
tant hills could be heard bugle calls and
the troops in the distance could he saan
now and then by reviewers who stood
at some convenient spot on the hilltop.
Boy Scouts in Evidence.
Two Boy Scouts who had slowed them
selves away on the troop train when the
soldiers left Washington were discovered
IN camp this morning and were promptly
put to work about the kitchens of the
1st Infantry.
Capt Hugh Stevenson, chaplain Of the
lst Regiment, has written to the fathers
or the boys In Washington notifying them
tnat their sons are In camp, and to for
ward transportation for their return The
boys declared they had told their parents
that they were coming to camp.
Jonn Kline OF 316 John Marshall place,
son or the superintendent of the Gospel
MISSION. was one of the youngsters. Pete
Rockeili of PIT John Marshall place was
tne other Rockellis brother is a men,
Der of the Signal Corps and did not
| know until this morning that his young
| er brother was here.
Ihe youngsters are anxious to remain
In camp. Kline said he was going to en-
list in the National Guard next year He
| Is sixteen years old; his comrade is only
twelve. Rockelli started for home this
| morning, hiking across the fields, but
was apprehended and will be detained
mere. One of the boys hid himself under
\ just remained in the seat, and when the
quartermaster came through to count the
| men. the scout uniform being SO similar
10 that of the guardsmen the boy was
passed through as real soldier.
Yesterdays Councils Of War.
AS nightfall spread over the camp the
second day the officers were willing to
admit that Gen. Harries was right when
he addressed them Monday in telling
them that the present encampment would
be crowded one. providing little time
Tor the pleasure of either officers or men
| Inc local guardSmen know that they are
not yet efficient soldiers, and are willing
TO put IN every minute of their time in
camp In learning much as they car
about the science of war. The men were
taken In hand by the on-commissioned
omcers and there was work a-plenty fol
them Yesterday afternoon was full OF
councils OF war.
District Boys Alert.
Il But the rapid way in which the Dis
trict poys seem to grasp everything tha,
Is taught them Is the subject Of comment
from both the officers and the laymeY
who are always around to watch the i'm
pressive work of preparing for war;
One OF the most impressive things abou
camp Is the lowering of the Stars anc
Stripes In the evening" With the regi
ment or the brigade whichever happen.
to be ordered out for parade. lined u,
even with the headquarters f1agpole. tn,
big piece of field artillery statione,
just at the foot of the staff booms fortl
once, and as Its sounds echo off in tn,
Blue Ridge hills the strains of the bans
playing The Star Spangled Banner" ia,
out at the eastern end of the line com,
westward to Headquarters. Slowly tn,
flag comes down, with two ruardS uyit
side arms guarding the colors while an
: other receives 1t just as the band strike
the last note of the national anthem.
Then the men march off the field. AMI
fifteen minutes later comes the strains