Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
BATTERY TO LEAVE
FOR HOME MONDAY
Col. GrebIe Urges 0rganiza-
ton of Battalion
Here.
MEN RECEIVE PAY FOR 10
INSTEAD OF FOR IL DAYS
See a Prize Fight in Tobyhanna and
Get Souvenirs of
Bibles.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

special Dispatch 10 The star.
TOBYHANNA. Pa, August g. Artil-
ery Camp, Tobyhanna. Pa.-Tonight the
LIST Battery. Field Artillery. N. G. D. c.,
tired, weary and sore. Is resting. prep
aratory to packing up tomorrow and
leaving for home Monday morning. All
through the morning the boom and shrek
Of shrapnel and solid shot echoed through
hills and valleys of the Pocono noun
tains, rendering their death dealing power
on targets representing infantry, artil-
lery and machine guns.
The fire Of the battery was seen better
today than Thursday. when record time
was made in the serving of the guns and
hitting the targets.
Five problems were worked out by the
officers this morning. Capt. Louis c.
vogt performing in one, Lieut. G. G..
wilson in two, and Lieuts. George A. Bon
net and Harry Shilling in one each.
All Solved in Record Time.
All were successfully solved in record
time, but the number Of hits will not
be known until tomorrow, when the
range party makes 1t report. Capt. Vogt
was the only officer to use solid shell.
but twenty rounds being issued; all the
other officers used shrapnel. Capt. Vogt
raked the target time after time.
The regular army officers, acting as in
structors, complimented the men and OIL
GERS Of the battery for their orderly serv-
ice OF the guns. and the efficient shooting
out from all the militia batteries that
have been on the range this summer.
Col. Edwin st. ]. Greble Of the War De-
partment. who is at the Tobyhanna range
as an observer, was on the firing line.
and after the ammunition was all ex-
pended and the targets all blown away.
he said he was very much pleased with
the work Of the District boys and would
like very much to see a battalion OF ar
tillery in Washington, and suggested to
Capt. Vogt that he start work, on the
return home in organizing battalion.
Men Paid for Service.
This afternoon the men were paid for
their service on the reservation. The
men have been in camp twelve days and
were greatly disappointed when they re-
ceived compensation for but ten days
This was explained by Capt. Vogt as fol-
lows: Some time before the battery
started a letter was received from the
bureau of militia affairs, War Depart
ment. for service Of the District battery
at Tobyhanna from August 1 to 10, in
elusive, with estimates Of pay, subsist-
ence and transportation covering twelve
days. This was interpreted to the effect
that 1t meant ten full days in camp. and
owing to the great distance from wash
ington there We're to be two days add
tional for travel. Upon arrival here II
was found that the commander Of the
camp, Maj. Summerall. had received an
order from the Department OF the East,
at Governors Island. prohibiting pay
and rations for more than ten days. Maj.
Summerall wrote and asked an inter
probation Of the letter received by Capt.
Vogt from the War Department, but up
to today, when the paymaster arrived,
no answer had been received.
the men of the battery, asking if it Would
be agreeable to them to stay the extra
day, returning Monday instead of get
ting out in a hurry Sunday, and a ma
jority voted for the extra day. Capt
Vogt will make every effort to secure the
two days additional pay for the men.
Will Have to Work Hard.
tire day tomorrow during the morning
at stables and then getting down to
hard work in cleaning all the harness
and carriages and putting things in
shape preparatory to turning the equip
ment back to the Fort Myer troops Mon
day morning. The packing of the bag
gage will start in the afternoon and
Monday morning before daybreak the
tents will be struck and loaded on the
trains, blanket rolls packed. ana the
march started in order to entrain before
8 o'clock on a special. The battery should
arrive in Washington between and 81
O clock in the evening.
The men have been living strictly on
army rations this encampment. nothing
extra being served, but with good COOK
the men have all been well fed. Cook
delicious dishes. The men have been al
lowed 26 cents a day for three meals.
but there has been no complaint on the
grub served.
Witness Prize Fight.
Tonight the men witnessed a prize
fight to the finish between George Tai
bert, pride of the Navy" of the District
Battery, and George Tyler. Battery d.
IT. 8 A.. 'the West Point Terror" at
the town hall of Tobyhanna. In Talberts
corner were Kid Harris and Jack"
Smith. athletes of Washington and men,
bers of the battery.
The only souvenir Of the encampment
was brought around today in the shape
Of a bible with the insignia OF the LIST
BATTERY engraved on the cover. Every
man will leave camp with Bible In his
A number Of the men Sc
cured passes to go to Scranton. A large
marty has been made up and the men will
all be hack in camp early in the morning.
The men have been very good when
thav have visited the surrounding towns
and so far no reports have been made to
the commander Of the god camp ps,0 o, any
1aT and to avoid any disturbances.
s.,ar1 was placed in the town and all
found after II o'clock were f reported sed
to their eomm ,a,,ar sou Mat At. i'i '"
The last moving picture show was given
hy the washington branch Of the Y.
Nj. c. A. stationed here