The Washington herald., 1914-08-06
DISTRICT GUARD
ina MIMIC war
.virginians "stubborly OPP
pose Advance Of the Allies
at Virginia Beach. Z
WIRELESS MEN ARE BUSY
Some Railroad Tracks Are Officially
Tom Up" and Losses
Sustained"
WIRELESS MEN ARE BUSY
By STAFF CORRESPONDENT.


Rife Range Camp. Virginia Beach. Va,
Aug. S.-Mimic war came stalking over
the sand dunes tonight when the VIr-
ginia milftiamen met and stubbornly
disputed the advance Of column Of tho
allies" composed Of District and Mary
land guardsmen.
The "aIlies." under the command Of
their officers, landed" a detachment Of
men at Virginia Beach this evening and
advanced upon the position held by the
Old Dominion forces, which was sturdily
opposed.
Were Far Aneld.
Back in brigade headquarters Of the
District guardsmen. the wireless sound
ers Of the Signal Corps instruments were
cracking wildly. The Signal Corps men
Of the District forces had been far afeid
and late this afternoon they located the
advance line Of the Virginia si<irmishers.
This news came Gathering into head
quarters. with a dispatch 4rom Lieut..
MacLennan, at Oceana, who reported
the Virginians were approaching from
Princess Anne. tearing up the railroad
as they came.
OF course, one Of the conditions of
mimic war is able use Of the imagina-
ton, and while the officials Of the Nor
folk Southern Railway were unable TO
find anything wrong with their right Of
way. the track was oficially torn up"
nevertheless.
Then, from LIetu, l. A. Landis. five
miles in the other direction, came the
startling news that the right wing Of
his cavalry had engaged the enemy
and Sustained considerable losses"
Grim war is a grimmer business and
some one remembered along about this
time that supper was ready. The bugles
sounded the soup call over the field and
the wireless operators broke in in
the official war dispatches and told
the contestants that peace was declared
and 10 come in to supper.
Evening fell without any particular
noise and the cares Of a campaign were
laid aside The Second Regiment Band
gave a concert this evening and there
was a host of femininity to soften the
rgors Of warfare
Thirty thousand rounds Of blank am
munItion reached camp today for the
battalion drill over the sand hills to-
morrow, and when the men are lined
up in the morning each battalion will
work separately. The medical and hos
pitaI corps are having the soft job at
this encampment Three hours drill is
held in the morning, and after that-well-
there's soothing to do til tomorrow.
Although the BuardSpen were spTedo
out over the territory this morning as
skirmishers. and to all appearances the
war game was at its height, plans were
already being made for the ending Of the
and the return to Washing
ton. Capt E. NJ. Nevils, camp quarter
master. has arranged the details OF the
Homecoming movement. which will
shortly be submitted TO Gen. Harries-
Next Sunday Is the day fixed for break
ing camp, and after the canvas Is taken
down and packed and all made ready
for the movement. the men will have an
other experience sleeping in dog tents "
The men expect to proceed to Norfolk
at 10 o'clock Monday morning. when they
will board the Dreamland for the trip
back TO Chesapeake Beach.