The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-28
VIRGINIA M|L|T|AMEN
PREPARE FOR LONG HIKE
Begin Manoeuvres To-Day Which
Will End in Mimic Battle on
Wednesday,.
WILL SPEND NIGHT IN FIELD
Two Forces, Reds and Blues, Will
Put on Spectacular Feature OF An
nual Encampment-Heat Is In
tense, and Many Are Overcome.
Especial TO The Times Dispatch.

lSpccla! 10 me TimeS- Dispatch.
Goroonsvillc. Va. July 27.--Routine
work is practically forgotten here to-
night by the Virginia mlitiamen, who
arc making preparations for tho long
hike tomorrow. which will eliminate
in a grand meeting of two large armed
forces on Wednesday. The troops Will
leave camp in the afternoon and will
spend the night I'm the field Ma
noeuvrinG for position will begin early
the following morning and the two
armies" will meet, PROBABLY in the
afternoon.
The two forces will he known as TIE
Reds and nlues The First and Second
! Regiments. under Colonies Ferry and
l.eedy. will form the first. and the
Fourth Regiment and Richmond Light
Infantry Blues Battalion. under Col
one, Goodwin and Major T.. w. Bowlcs
will he the opposing forces.
WILL HE EQUIPPED
IN FIGHTING TOGS
Equipped in regulation lighting togs.
the Virginia infantrymen Will set out
tomorrow afternoon at ? O'Clock. The
men Will carry blanket rolls. with shell
ter halves and will pitch these at a
point not less than five miles from
camp. Individual rations Will be issued
10 the men, and they will he cooked
over hundred. of little fires. There
Will be coffee sugar. bacon and salt
and pepper In the little packages. while
the eare will have an addition in the
way of hardtack. While not fancy In
the least. substantial meal can be
made off this food.
The two forces will not follow the
same route. and their position will be
unknown to the nD"oSirG comnandc..
orders covcrinS che various movement 5
TO ne cXecu,rd w!i be issued, but Tie
officers will he compelled To use their
own initiati"" il aNccutin.; them Blank
ammunition VIII be distributed before
the battle h1.-ins
There will be only one more regular
drill before camp is broken on Thurs
day. 1t will be held Tomorrow morn
ing, when the regiments. AS advance
and rear guards. will he put through
their PAGES This is the only move
ment yet to be attempted. before the
First Virginia Brigade has performed
all of the movements which il would
be compelled TO execute in the field of
active service.
The heat here to-day was intense.
but did not deter the militamen from
drilling even longer than scheduled
The afternoon work was the most
strenuous. but was by far the most in
teresting of the week. involving as II
did an attack by regiments on an I'm
agnary enemy. The troops dcployed
as skirmishcrs. and were taken in bnt-
tie array over the nearby hills \
plshed, when IL was decided to retreat
In the face OF the enemy. The forces
were withdrawn with the same preci-
sion as they had advanced.
MORE THAN SCORE ARE
OVERCOME HY HEAT
More than score were overcome by
the heat to-day. aud the field ambu-
lanccs were kept on the run during the
drill periods Not n cloud was to be
seen in the skies. and the ground was
parched. in spite of the rains of Sat
urday and Sunday The manoeuvres
were on hills and valleys wholly un-
protected from the burning rays.
During the afternoon the first un-
pleasant incident occurred since the
camp started. The Richmond Crays
had completed a charge up n steep
hill. and were almost exhausted by the
severity of the heat Probably n
dozen had entered the yard OF r. T.
Stricltlcr. n countryman. residing two
miles from Gordonsville. and were MI
ing their canteens. when the farmer
rushed from the house. and unccre-
moniousiy pushing through the militia
men, snapped paddock on the chains
of the well. cutting off the supply
The boys were indignant ut the treat
mont. especially as they had been in
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