Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
BATTERY Of EYES
FOR NEXT ATTACK
District Guardsmen Eagerly
Await the Coming of Femi-
nine Army.
RECEPTION OF VISITORS
ON THE PROGRAM TODAY
Recently Promoted Officers Receive
Their Commissions-Athletics Re.
ieve Monotony at Camp 0rdway.

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CAMP ORDWAY, HARPERS FERRY,
| ". Va, August 8.-The heavy slaughter
Of their comrades in the battle Of Cloudy
mountain. this morning, did not put
Camp Ordway into mourning, for hard
ened as they are by war the District
guardsmen turned to and had a big field
day, their program filed with athletic
events.
| However there was a general polio
ing OF the camp in the early afternoon,
when every scrap OF paper and piece Of
refuse was combed from the field.
There were some busy times around
! the company streets In. the evening. The
clerks worked overtime preparing the
i chicken dinners for the ladies who will
be at the camp tomorrow And some OF
those chefs along the company streets
! take as much pains with the food for
the guardsmen as they do il they were
catering for the elite in the finest ho-
tells.
Everybody was cleaning up. Members
OF the brigade are proud and they want
their girls to see what fine housekeep-
ers they are. The boys are trying to
complete their work tonight so that they
can go to Harpers Ferry early in the
morning and meet the trains from WASH
ington. For there are few in camp who
do not expect some company tomorrow.
Preparations have been made everywhere
for the reception Of guests in the mess
tents.
Camp Resembles Chicken Farm.
A walk through the company streets in
the late evening would have made one
believe that he was on a chicken farm
rather than in real honest to good
ness" war camp. Squawking fowls lying
about were soon silenced, however, and
tomorrow about noon the rich odor Of
fried chicken will take the place Of burn
Ing powder which has been strong about
the camp for many days.
Wnen the boys were returning from
the front" thfs morning they brought
the spoils of war in the way of head
less chickens. But there was no gem
erai pillaking Of coops along the line Of
Pattie Even the officers. as they re-
turned. stopped almost at every farm
house along the road in the effort to % pur- r
chase fowls and tonight there d =
chicken famine ip the countrY a1oppd~ the
camp. t4ptdly r. chicIksA lGS survived
the Onslahght 4,.,
In camp today compliant came from a
farmer that two soldiers lone with a
Drown shirt, aEtd another with a blue
shirt" had robbed him Of two chickens.
Immediately went, out the order from
Headquarters to arrest everybody in
camp who had on a blue shirt. Soon
the guardhouaes all over the grounds
were filled. Some Of the men had
changed their clothes after their re-
arrested. several having appeared out
| side their tents with the much-adver-
tised blue shirts, and the fearless
guardsmen. eager to show obedience to
orders. soon had them hitting the
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The blue -shirted chicken stealer will
be hard to ffnd.< And probably while
the farmer is mourning his loss the
much-wanted individual will be shar-
ing his loot with some fair damsel.
BARRIERS Do Rich Business.
And don't forget the barber. Why,
there were lines outside Of the BARRIERS
tents as long as those at the mess tables
when mealtime arrives. Every form OF
chair was used. and the tonsorial artist
was usually the clerk who, with his
| white coat. apron and cap for mealtime es
was lust right for the barber chair
when the feeding time was over. Even
the mess table became q barber chair
with a suit case for the head rest.
When the bugler, brings his heels to.
reveille and spreads his chanticleric tones
across the great parade grounds. to be
taken up by the regimental bugiers unit
the sounds of all hang in echo in an in.
distinguishable mass Of notes on the
i mountain peaks of Virginia across the
river. there will be many soldier boys
who will be without sleep. They re
NAMED awake planning mentally for the
reception of fair ones tomorrow.
AFTER the cots are put In orderly condi
ton and the walls Of the tents rolled. the
usual calisthenic exercises will consume
the time until O'clock. when there will
De an inspection in heavy marching order
wnen every man in the camp will turr
out with hts full equipment to be in.
spected by the officers Of the camp-com.
pany. regimental and brigade. Their
tney-meaning those. Of course, whose
equipment IL in good condition-will be
the trains. II they so desire. The day VII
ne Their own until brigade dress parade
: at 5:l5 pm. - "-s
} me camp ground this afternoon wal
ta,r.y covered with athletics. There were
Dase oail games. wrestling matches and
boxing bouts. The onicers of the D
Heslment jumped into battle line and de.
!. ieateo the officers Of the LIST Regimen,
ma ~ 2 pau game. by the score OF Is to 8
home n runs aod oi ths Is.:; "a Infantry made two
made hit In the Jaw. That's where he
received e swiftly propelled ball
: Frazer fought a four-round draw
S1 %'n 1,,.n. ouns Thomas Of Company e
Kid Sperry in ten rounds, "K;S., IoSr'
son wa was thrown by kid" James Kelle,
) camp athletic instructor, threw Kis
ofacers Receive Commissions.
New officers were in evidence abon
the camp many OF them receiving thei,
commissions In camp tonight. .Fol,ov.
ing are the promotions In the "A Trr, =
try: First Lieut.. Earnshaw. to cantain
First Lieut.. Burlingame. captain: Sec
ond Lieut.. Lohr, grst lieutenant. Sec
ond Lieut.. Hannemann, first neutAn
ant; Second Lieut.. Harmon, first lien
tenant; Corp. Victor H. Dent secon,
lieutenant; Battalion sergt Maj. Frank
, o. Shomette, to be second reutenant
1st Infantry-Privats JONES .aoo
lieutenant: Corp. Bodenhamer. secons
. lieutenant; Corp Fehr. second lieuten
l ant: First Sergt. Dugan, second iiauts,
ant; Corp. Herbert E. James sSnoaa,