Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-31
ART|LLERYMEN OFF
FOR ENCAMPMENT
First Battery, n. G. D. c.,
Leaves on a Special Train
for Tobyhanna, Pa.
TEN FULL DAYS PRACTICE
WITH REGULARS PLANNED
Working Trip, With Little Liberty
for Citizen Soldiers, Outlined by
Capt. L. c. Vogt.

The lst Battery. Field Artillery. n. G.
D. c.. entrained at the Union station
shortly before o'clock this morning
and right on the hour the special train
of two steel coaches and a baggage car
pulled out for Tobyhanna, Pa If all
goes well the local soldier boys will
arrive at the Pennsylvania town at
5:29 this evening and will go into camp
Immediately with the regular field
artiIlerymen. There were ninety-one
| officers and men to start the trip.
The arttllerymen were at their armory
promptly at the hour set for assembly,
| at o'clock this morning. and by 1880
all were equipped with their blanket
| rolls. canteens and other heavy march
ing equipment The men were per-
mitted to lounge about on the parking
for few minutes to get a little rest
and prepare for the hot march for the
station.
stragglers Obtain Equipment.
Just before o'clock Lieut.. George g.
Wilson assembled the men and the roll
was called. After a little maneuvering in
front Of the armory the march for the
station began, the line lying down Mis-
souri, avenue to ~ street. to e street. to
the Union station. Only the tread, tread.
tread sound Of marching feet announced
the coming OF the artillerymen, but those
bye to the citizen soldiers. After the
main body had left the armory a few
stragglers came to the building. and OBJ
tanned their equipment and hustled to
catch up to the others.
Not even the clatter Of horses hoofs
or the rattle Of the heavy artillery ac-
companied the local artillerymen. for they
left their pieces behind and will use those
OF the regulars when they arrive at Toby
hanna. This Is the first time that the
local citizen artillerymen have gone to an
encampment without their own field
pieces. but 1t was believed that they
would obtain more experience by prac-
ticing with the regulars, whose horses
are trained for the work.
Boys Are Inspected at Station.
When the boys marched into the con-
course at the Union station crowds of
people who were awaiting at the gates
for their trains temporarily abandoned
| their places to inspect the soldier boys OF
the District. crowd fingered about the
artillerymen until they marched through
the gates to their train.
Mothers sweethearts, sisters. wives and
goodbye. When the soldiers arrived In
the station with little streams Of per-
SEPARATION running from their faces to their
clothes Capt. Louis C. Vogt. command
ing the artillerymen, permitted them to
cast aside their equipment for brief rest.
Guards were placed around the command,
and while none of the soldiers was per-
mitted to go about the station, their rela-
tives were allowed within the picket lines
to talk with them.
The little colored boys were there too,
taking the canteenS OF the soldiers out
side of the lines and filling them with
nice, cool water.
Ten Full Days Of Practice.
A few minutes before Capt. vogt
gave the command to fall in. and the
men were marched to the train. There
were four seats for every three men.
the extra seat being allowed for the
blanket rolls and equipment.
The artillerymen will have ten full
regulars. They will return to Washing
ton August IL.
Capt Vogt before he boarded the train,
declared this would be strictly working
trip, and there would not be much time
for pleasure for the local boys. He said
the regular army commander there was
very strict. and probably would allow
little liberty for the boys He de-
clared that work with the regulars with
service ammunition would be practically
new to the local artillerymen. but he was
would be very successful one.