The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-09

Lake Smith, near Cape Henry, one
afternoon and brought back twenty
three pounds of fish which he had taken
with a rod and line. The largest was
q large mouth bass. weighing seven
and three quarters pounds. The catch
furnished a delectable breakfast for the
Officers of the Second Infantry next
forming. A second trip to the lake
esterday was almost as successful.
The signal corps had a garden party
o-e evening late in the week on the
avn in front of the quarters of the
Ulcers of the corps. The guests in
{ ude Major jerks, L. S. A; Majors
Luce, McCatherine. Coope and Hodgson'
q the National Guard; Captains Fas-
1T. Ship and Deitch. U. S. A; Capt
as Chase, Fullam, Brackway, Nevis
snd Terry. of the National Guard 4;
J leutenants Lynch and Morrison, Y: ..
4 and Lieutenants MacLennan, mar
yes. Monagon, Lands and SaWtelle' Oh
Inc National Guard.
An increase of % per cent in the ap-
7 -opriation for this encampment WouIo
can an increase of more than 80 per
,s0t In its value said General Har-
4 - who hates to see camp break up:
P--he transportation costs and the cost
- making and breaking camp Is just
r large for a ten-day stay as II Woula
q one of three weeks. It's 700 oeI
.
, ro.ssity of such work as this. The
,.ustion in Europe ought 10 be warn
y = ~ this country to increase inc
-1ber of Americans trained TO pear
ms. We have seen that European
lions can mobilize millions OF soldiers
T9eek' and IL we are ever opposed
(, euch a foe. our handful of efficient
ficers and men will be sacrillceo Oh
altar Of false economy
Tacipn had a
= -,nful sequel for several OF the onlGcrs
the d. c. y. G., as well az for Lieu
.,rant Polemus. of the Twenty-nlnth
: -ited States Infantry. The music was
4 rduCtiVe. the floor smooth ana inc
dies aIIuring. So much so that when
f~e gallant corps that stayed Ior tns
j. Il dance started back to camp they
-.und the last car had gone. There
a nothing TO do but star IT on afoot.
4 the going through the deep sand
~ IS anything but easy. White uni
ms and dancing shoes suffered Sc
, vered the men tagged the last car
at was coming from the camp, and
, -rsuaded the crew to take them aboard
: ID return to the camp site.
One officer and one quartermaster or
- her noncommissioned officer from each
y--Eiment and separate organization,
III be detailed to load the camp equip
-r.ent on the barge at Norfolk tomorrow
md Tuesday. They will receive pay
-y~ the extra time, but as II will he in
, 7nvenient to furnish the enlisted mon
? .tiOns they will be allowe5 $50 day
q ransportation to Washington. in
Z uding sleeping quarters en- route, also
y ,I be furni shed them.
Sound Of heavy firing Thursday and
: -lday nights created some excitement
8 uong the rnilitiamen, who had read
ere were two German warships off
.0e coast and thought perhaps they
, ere In action. Later II was discov-
. ed the reports were those Of the hig
ms at Fort Monroe. where The
, cast artillery is practicing TTing at
= The national guardsmen will be able
50 see themselves as they acted at Vir-
rlnis Beach in motion pictures AT A
~ ashington theater all this week They
lay see themselves both at plav and
y. nrk. boxing, wrestling. playing cards,
Z ling. and at mess. General Harries
. I'd his STAFF and officers of the differ
. NJ regiments. the medical CORDS at
v Ork, signal corps drilling mounted. and
s"enes of everyday camp life Even
: ne newspaper correspondents. are
shown at work