The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-24
BY A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

Camp Ordway, Colonial Beach, Va,
Aug. 3.-Capt. II. p Hobbs, u. s. A.
detailed at Camp Ordway as military in
structor, issued his first maneuver prob
lem late tonight, and tomorrow morning
the Blues and Reds will get their first
taste of warfare under conditions as near
ly like real warfare as possible.
The Blues. under command of Gen.
A." are supposed to he crossing the Po-
tomac and landing at Colonial Beach.
The Third Infantry, Lieut.. Col. Stephan
commanding, is first to disembark. Gen.
A" orders Col Stephan to push forward
with the Third Infantry on Wilkerson
road and attack the Red forces reported
to be in that neighborhood.
There must be no movement of the Blue
troops from camp until $50 a. m. The
Red command, less than brigade has
been camped at Wilkerson. Tomorrow
morning Col. b" is supposed to learn
OF the landing at Colonial Beach of the
superior Blue forces. and at once begins
to retire on Maple Grove.
Col. B." dispatches the following order
to Mai. r c Walker:
Superior Blue forces are landing at
Colonial Beach this morning. This COM
mand will retire on Maple Grove. You
will take up a position on the Wilker
son-Colonial Beach road and delay the
ADVANCE VIII you when
to retire Is rear guard"
Mai Walkers battalion may leave
camp any time after 3 a. m. No Red pa
trolls will come within half a mile of
Camp Ordway until $50 n. m.
Instructions we're issued this afternoon
governing the return movements of the
National Guardsmen on Saturday to
Washington. All of the militiamen will be
held for duty until the troops disembark
of he No ;toI -,.ilr
report to their respective commanding
officers. The general" will be sounded
at s a. M Friday. a which time all
tents will be folded and collected with
cots and officers baggage and placed
along side of the road at the head of
the company street. Sufficient tenta ge
for the field and staff officers will remain
standing until a. m. Saturday. The
command will sleep in shelter tents FRI
day night
Immediately after supper Friday night,
fires will be drawn and ranges and cook
ing utensils thoroughly cleaned; ice boxes
will be taken from the ground and with
the ranges will be packed for transpor-
tation to Washington. All bitches and
drains will be filed by the organization.
by whom they were constructed. and
the camp field will he left in the same
condition as it was before the camp was
esta blished.
Gen. HarrfeS Holds Reception.
Mai. Gen. George II. Harries held his
farewell reception last night all of the
officers passing in long line past his
tent and presenting their compliments.
The general left this morning at rs for
Rock Point. Md. on the launch of the
L. 5. :. Sylvia. in command OF Lieut.
?. V. Thompson. from which point he
will travel to Washington by automo-
bile.
II am very much pleased with the
camp" said Gen. Harres last night. land
although il is not what Gen. Harvey
would like to have. it is the best that
could be provided on the small appro-
priation allowed by Congress- We hope
to get more money for next year. the
present unsettled state of affairs having
called attention to the possible need of
the National Guard in active service in
the near future. and awakened the peo-
pie to the pressing need for adequate
military Instruction"
Gen. Harries was given n real surprise
when he was presented with the hand
some Der on the parade ground yester-
day evening. and he showed his appre-
citation in every word and manner
\ test Of the water being used here
by medical experts has shown that the