The Washington times., 1913-08-06
SKIRM|SH DRILL
OCCUPIES GUARD
Officers and "Non-Coms" Are
SchooIed in Tactics and
! Company Work.
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lent physical condition w.>h a few ax-
ceptions.
The nrst court-martial of the camp
will sit late this afternoon or tomor'
row to try two men locked in the guard
house last night upon charges of drunk
enness and disorderly conduct.
Capt. c. A. Meyer was assigned as
officer of the day for the First Regi-
ment, Lieut.. l.. L. Lehr for the Sec
ond Regiment, and Capt. S. H. Epps
Invites Congressman.
Senator Sutherland, Chairman Clark,
and members of the House Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds, and
the District Commissioners, were sen;
invitations by Brigadier General Har-
ries to attend camp Friday and stay
a couple OF days. Colonel Harvey, OF
the Second Infantry, has urged Chair
man Clark to bring his committee along
TO see the efficiency of the District s
citizen soldiers, and, incidentally, learn
something about their need in the way
of a new armory.
The First and Second Regiment base
ball teams, longtime rivals, will cross
bats on the parade ground this after
noon. Afterward, the Second Regiment
will parade, and F Company will receive.
through General Harries, the silver and
oak trophy for championship in last
winters basketball league.
Sergeant Major Jenifer Morris, Sec
ond Battalion, First Infantry, is under
observation today at the field hospital
with a suspected case of typhoid fever
Major Fales in charge, declared that it
will be twenty-four hours before he can
determine exactly the type of fever,
but he reported Morris as resting COM
fortably today and gave assurances
that his illness was contracted before
reaching camp.
District National Guardsmen will
give, no further trpuble at Harpers
Ferry or Bolivar. General Harries has
not established a provost guard for
these towns. but has detailed a group
of signal corps riders to watch guards
meut in town. This resulted in COM
plete quiet at the Ferry last night and
the town was clear of soldiers before
IL o'clock
Diplomatic Conference.
Mayor Wentzell, of Harpers Ferry. de-
Iivered his ultimatum to Brigadier Gen.
eral Harries late yesterday afternoon
concerning the actions Of small group
Of Guardsmen on their first night in
town. Then General Harries delivered
his. Both were in diplomatic terms. but
very much to the point.
The mayor declared that, II the gen.
eral would not establish military
police force in Harpers Ferry, he would
resort to more drastic means to keep
the town free from further dis
turbance He admitted that the trouble
of Monday night was committed by only
a small portion of the entire guard, but
he declared that, as chief executive OF
the town, he had to protest against a
repetition.
He wanted a provost guard establish
ed. General Harries, as told in The
Times yesterday, is opposed to the
provost guard except in extreme cases,
and he frankly told the mayor that he
did not consider the present case war
ranted such summary action on his part
He agreed, however, that he would do
all in his power to prevent the men
from committing any further raids on
the stores or from otherwise disturbing
the quietude of the ultra-quiet Harpers
Ferry.
while this appeased Mayor wentzeI
to some extent. he said, after the con-
ference with the general, that he had
more strenuous means at his command
70 keep the troops from second dis
turbance.
Mayor wentzell admitted the inabili-
~ of the local police to meet the sit
uation- He declined to say whether he
would go as far as his colleague Mayor
heileT, BOllNaT, upon the
governor of the State for assistance.
Embargo May Be Enforced.
General Harrles undoubtedly will fol-
low a course used in similar cases,
should there be further complaint from
the Harpers Ferry executive This
course would be TO place an embargo
on the town, preventing the soldiers
from visiting the place or spending any
money with the Harpers Ferry mer-
chants. This course. followed out in
the Frederick encampment, brought
early appeals from the community to
lift the embargo.
Officers of the camp consider the af-
fair at HaTpers Ferry as a prank Of
young soldiers, and they point to the
fact that groups of collegians have
been known to commit far more serious
depredations than those of the District
guardsmen on Monday night
The camp had a distinct thrill yester-
tiay afternoon with the big brush fire
back of the Second Regiments tents.
Rubbish and brush ignited, and the fire
spread along the line rapidly. The en-
tire second regiment was pressed into
service TO fight the fire. Making a
double line to the well a hundred
yards beyond the scene of the fire,
they passed buckets Of wafer until the
threatening blaze was cxtinguished.
for a few minutes, a serious problem.
Iieutenants Herman Lynch. Goodwin,
and Morrison yesterday afternoon took
the officers OF class A on a tactical
walk, on which they worked out the
theoretical work Of a company forming
an advance guard.
Capt. William NJ. Fassett. of the Sig
nal Corps, also conducted a similar
walk and class c had an instruction
session. including several problems.
Major Wheaton gave instruction in map
sketching to a selected group of lieu
tenants.
The First Regiment distinguished it.
self in the late afternoon in its pa
rade showing, and the Second Regi-
ment drew another large crowd of
townspeople and privates for its con-
cert last night
Harpers Ferry and Bolivar boast of
a large number Of beautiful Chickens"
and they are extremely partial to brass
buttons. Consequently the District
soldiers are finding camp life far from
a lonesome, laborious proposition.
Last night the company streets saw
some hazing of rockies" There was
the usual blanket tossing and other
forms OF initiation for the raw re-
crIIit, but the celebration was carried
on in a quiet fashion. and did not at
tract the attention Of officers.
Baseball Score.
Company z. Second Regiment, de-
feated Company A at baseball yes
terday afternoon by a score Of Il to
z. The score,
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