Evening star., 1914-08-16
D. c. BATTERY GETS
FOURNEW j. s. GUNS
Horses Belonging to War COL
Iege Staff Also Assigned
to Washingtonians.
GEN. WOODS VISIT GIVES
BOYS LITTLE TO DO
Most Watched the Regulars, Who
Were Inspected by Maj. Lyon
in Camp on Rocky Ground.

JOINT FIELD ARTILLERY CAMP.
Tobyhanna, Pa. August 15.-Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood. commander of the De-
partment of the East, and Maj. Lyon of
the inspector generals department
came to Tobyhanna this morning for
the annual field inspection and target
proctice of the I'd Battalion. Sd Field
Artillery. U. S. A. On account of this
the 1st Battery. Field Artillery, N. G.
d. c., was forced to remain idle and,
except for fixing up their camp for
their ten-day stay here. the men had
nothing to do but to amuse themselves.
The majority followed the regulars
into the field and watched. their ma
neuvers. Owing to the fact that three
batteries of the New York militia have
arrived and are assigned to the three
regular batteries the District boys
found no horses or guns for them.
This was soon remedied, how ever, by
to the War College staff and four new
guns. which just arrived from the Rock
Island arsenal They were delivered
to Capt. Louis c. Vogt commanding
the District outfit, at o'clock and at
4 the artillerymen did their first real
work of the encampment when the
drivers were ordered out to receive and
check up the harness and horses. Soon
after this the men answered stable call
and watered and fed the stock.
Dead on Tracks.
terry D. U. s. A.. was found dead on the
railroad tracks short distance from
Tobyhanna by Sergt- Ellinger of the
Hospital Corps. Both legs were cut off
and were found about fifty yards from
the body. Gacgetto was given a mill
tary funeral to Washington for burial
at Arlington.
The discipline exhibited and the friend
snip between the officers and men of the
school and the m litia and the whole
neartedness with which every one en-
tered into the work have been the fea-
lures of the camp so far.
Camp Site a Rock Pile.
The camp is situated within ten
minutes walk OF the town of Tooyhann. !,
about half mile off the main pike
on veritable rock pile. The camp was
established about three years ago on
this particular spot, which was at the
time a dense thicket. and while the
shrubs and brush have been cleared
away the rocks remain. They cannot be
removed, as they form greater part
OF the bottom. The batterys company
street Is on as level ground as can he
found. nevertheless rocks are heinz
useo as footstools in the tents and on
tne outside good many of the men
use rocks as washstandx
% uiAhcuit Teri am iiom the stand
point OF mobility for maneuvers is said
10 oe the best obtainabie for approachina
service conditions. as artillery opera.
tions cannot be selected at will in actual
warfare. - "e'oo
he hot
man Field .he signal detail. under COM.
mano OF regulars, went on a tour of the
mountains to learn map drawing
reconnaissance and the putting up of fieir
telepnones and establishing communica
tion under difficult conditions. II wa,
their first outing and the men returned
to the camp sore and tired.
One OF the ofncers after the signal de.
tail trip had the following to say: The
trails leading to the various position.
that II I had not ridden over them
would have believed such feat abso
lutely impossible. The way the horse.
climbed the rocky trails and the mannel
In which the District boys kept theil
seats was wonderful"
Program Of instruction.
The course Of instruction which tn,
men will receive while here consists q
battery administration; camp sanitation
hippology Cthe scientific study of tn,
horse): harness and draft: equitation, o
the art Of riding: subsistence and sup
ply; Telephones and signaling; adjust
ment and use Of battery Instruments
preliminary sketching and range firing
reconnaissance and occupation Of posi-
tions and conduct OF simulated fire will
the battery; use Of special details an,
occupation Of positions in map exer
ciees: preparation of firing data and fh
blackboard method of conduct of fire
simulated fire with smoke bombs. and a
a elimination. actual firing of shrapne
and solid shot at service targets
Capt Vogt believes that the batter,
will make a better record this year thai
ever before. az most OF the men hay
had experience in the work they ar
expected to do.