Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-04
District Boys Have Thrilling
Experience in Night Run
Over Rocks at Tobyhanna.
FIFTH DAY OF STUDY
WITH u. S. REGULARS
Sunday Forenoon Spent Cleaning
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Con-
cert Draws Many Visitors.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ARTILLERY CAMP. Tobyhanna. Pa.
August 4-The LIST Battery. Field Artil-
lery, N. c.. D. c.. was in the field early
this morning, the fifth of it's twelve
day stay in camp with the regular ar
tillery. Officers were the first to take
the field, going out at o'clock to study
the use and adjustment of Instruments
used In compiling firing data for the big
guns This lasted until $3.50. when they
received instruction from the regulars
in the calculation of firing data and
smoke bomb practive until 11:3O. The
drivers and cannoneers entered the broad
drill field early. and spent the entire
morning in drilling the horses and
Stimulating fire with the pieces, while the
signal section mounted and rode several
miles from camp. where 1t set up Its
instruments and mapped of the country
over which the troops Will maneuver IN
the target practice scheduled for the lat
ter part OF the week.
The fire call rang out over the camp
last night and the men all turned out
half-dressed, with buckets OF water. and
d.-shed like mad through the grounds to
a point where q pile OF brush was burn
ing near tents containing thousands OF
rounds Of ammunition, shr1pnel and soho
shot. The fire was soon exting1isn .eo.
sustained by the men running through
total darkness over large rock piles.
The members Of the battery awoke
Sunday morning at reveille expecting 2
when. after breakfast, they were ordered
to clean harness, guns and carriages:
However. all worked hard and by II
o'clock all the horses and equipment
were looking spick and span when IN
spected by the regular officers.
Hardly had the men gotten back into
their tents when water call was SOUNDED
and back to the stables they went Ihe
District battery was last to water TO-DAY,
this work being done In RELAYS by the f1ve
batteries in camp. and it was IL o'clock
when they finished and the horses were
back on the picket line again.
Enjoy Banner Meal
The men enjoyed q banner meal at
1890. composed OF roast beef. dressing
mashed potatoes. tomatoes, onions. bread
pudding and iced tea. After dinner all
the men rushed to the shower baths
located in the woods q short distance
north OF the camp and enjoyed q good
cold bath.
Lieut.. George 9. Wilson ana Lieut..
Harry Shalling headed a large party OF
the boys for long ride through the
Pocono mountains. The men rode leisure
w along for several hours. stopping here
and there to view the many beautiful
scenes surrounding the camp. In the
afternoon at $50 stables were sounded.
and after watering and FEEDING the
horses the men were served the last
meal Of the day. They then had brief
rest before retreat accompanied by the
time honored shutdown gun: and the 10Th
Cavalry Band played the Star Spangled
Banner"
Immediately after retreat. the church
ajority of the District men attended
services at the Y NJ c. A. tent, which
Is a branch Of the Washington associa-
ton, under the direction OF Secretary A.
L. Smith.
It was thought that the District infan-
try in camp at Harpers Ferry being sur
rounded by all comforts compared with
the battery, practically lost on noun
tain top 1t was better to have the y: M.
g. A. administer to the needs Of the Dis
trict artillerymen at Tobyhanna instead
of accompanying the entire guard, as Is
the practice every year.
Feel Themselves Real Soldiers.
concert was given by the 18th Cav
airy Band at o'clock. isitors a-plenty
from the surrounding towns visited the
camp for the music and look at the To-
cal boys. The boys were greatly amused
by being taken for the regulars by many
of the visiting crowd and are beginning to
feel themselves real soldiers.
During the moving-picture show given
by Secretary Smith Of the Y. M. c. A..
which was attended by a large crowd.
Battery OF Camden. N. j., gave
a concert to the District boys last night
led by Joe Haley. guidon Of battery
Sd Field Artillery. from Fort Myer. The
Jersey boys have an entire string or
chestra with them and their efforts In
behalf OF the District artillerymen were
greatly appreciated.
The battery officers were worked the
entire day. but no complaints were heard.
they being enthusiastic over the program
arranged under direction Of -, MAJ ir- sum =
10 10 Sunday morning, the officers were
given instruction in battery aamni, ST.
lecture BY Lieut.. Downer. U. 8. A, on
| "Hippology." This consists Of the care
and study and diseases OF horse.