Evening star., 1914-04-19

lumbia in the vicinity of this
city, and the subsequent maneuvers In
Volving an attack and defense Of Wash
lngton, there are members of the local
guard wondering whether the elaborate
plans being mapped out by the militia di-
vision of the War Department for ma
neuvers about the District will be ca rried
out or the citizen soldiers will spend their
time maneuvering along or below the
Mexican border
Inc sputtering of the wireless sending
orders to Uncle Sans fighting shins
large and small, to proceed to Tampico
to uphold the nations honor. stirred IN
many of the officers and men of the local
National Guard. who, though not know
ing whether the situation would reach
the point where even the regular aru.y
would be called into war service wont
over their property to make sure that
every detail was taken care of for an i'm
hieoiate response to call to the colors.
IN inihtia circles in Washington there
was much discussion of the Mexican sit
uation and the possibilities Of vol,,ntaar
Iorces being called into play The stories
c1cked over the telegraph wires from the
various ports where battleships were he
ing prepared for the race southward toll
ing OF the envious sailor boys and ms.
. ,"es VINO were required to remain at
nome while their comrades steamed FOR
Mexico were repeated in guard circles
l ne men want to get into the fray where
there has been any sign of an insuIt to
the American flag. ~
however that may be. there seems to
pe little possibility just at this time that
there Will be any chance for anv mfI;tia
,orces to be called into service so the
iocai ohcers are going right ahead with
their camp preparations
during the week Mai. Alfred p Rob-
olns, \; q. ID. c.. quartermaster. was in
Washington for the local guardsmen for
nve days to timber themselves up for
the nine days maneuvers which are TO
follow. Efforts will be made. it is said,
70 nave the camp located near the Dis
trict line In that case according to
Lieut.. Col. A. l.. Parmerter, adtutant
general D. c. militia, the guardsmen
will be marched to the camp site and
| there will be no street car rides. The
| first day probably will be consumed in
the march, allowing for halts and stops
| for lunch.
The local guard officials are waiting
| upon the War Departments militia divi-
sion to send the details for the ma
neuvers which are to be held during Au-
gust in conjunction with detachments
soldlery of six states near Washington
\ The plans of the local National Guard
for their camp natugally depends upon
| the exact dates to be set by the War
Department for the big maneuvers
| Whether the local guardsmen will carry
| heavy canvas for the five days camp
! has not yet been determined. but it was
stated at National Guard headquarters
in The Star building yesterday that there
| is bare possibility that the guardsmen
I I'M
I tents, popularity known to the soldier as
| dog tents. This means that during the
| FIVE days the local soldiers will not have
the cots with them that usually go with
the conical tents in permanent camp
They will sleep in a tent just high enough
| for them to sit up in, and for theil
beds they will have their blankets spread
| on the hard ground. This will give them
a good taste of soldier life and will pre-
pare them for the nine day s of marching
and shelter-tent sleeping which will come
later.
With the approach of the date for the
camp, Brig. Gen George H. Harries
commanding the District of Columbis
time in Washington. A good deal of Il
will be given over to conferences with
the officers of his staff departments out
lining plans for the camp and maneu.
lvers and with his line officers over prob
Ilems to be worked out and to train tn,
men in during the camp period. Will
jGen. Harries in Washington the work o
preparing for the camp and maneuver.
can be completed in a comparatively
short time.
The mere donning of uniform will
not mean soldering in the eyes of Capt
Louis T. Vogt, commanding the 1st Bat
terry Field Artillery. N. G. d. G. HI
has made 1t plain that he wants soldier.
in his organization and not mere to!
tx. -es Any man who enlists in tina
organization with the idea that soldier
ling amounts to nothing more than dress
ling himself UP IN brass buttons and