The Washington times., 1915-09-26
MEN OF MARYLAND
N '''IRl00k|E" Do CAMP
julius HeIIweg, Aged Sixty-three,
Passes Test and Goes to
Work With Rest.

BALTIMORE. Sept. 2s--It has been
discovered that the holes through
which army leggings are laced are not
arranged properly to permit easy lac
ing by a business man; that the regu-
lation khaki blouse hurts across the
shoulders unless It fits perfectly; that
the army cot is a specially devised trap
to hound and harry the rookie" and
that roast beef. fried potatoes, bread
and butter and coffee taste better under
a brown canvas tent than roast duck
and ice-cream in a gilded dining room.
These and other discoveries Of equally
high Importance were made In a couple
of hours by eighty-five Maryland busi-
ness men, who mobilized for q weeks
military instruction at Saunders Range,
near Glen Burnie. They landed there
at $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon. BY
5 o'clock they were standing In a long
limo with their faces toward the rife
range. being arranged in lines according
to height-the tallest first and the
smallest last. Most Of them were fully
dressed in their uniforms and campaign
hats hats Tth blue hat cords cords SS some srsv
trousers, derby hats and khaki trousers,
negligee shirts and campaign hats and
regulation business office costume.
IneS0 were Jne men "uO6e uNlOIiIiS
had not arrived.
Pass High Mark.
But everyone had his heels together.
his hands glued to his trouser seams.
and his eyes fixed on the blue sky back
Of the range targets. Private" Clinton
L. Riggs. former adjutant general of
Maryland, Spanish war veteran. and
Philippine commissioner, occupied a
square foot or SO Of gSound in the
rear rank. The white beard Of Julius
Hellwegg. the oldest man in camp. aged
sixty-three, was the most conspicuous
bit Of scenery near the left wing of
the front rank. Eleven Baltimore po-
licemen. their badges Of office carefully
packed away at the bottoms OF their
suitcases. were sprinkled throughout
the company. and bank presidents
secretaries hitched their belts and lean
ed few inches more In search Of real
military erectness. Capt. G. Arthur
Hadsell, instructor-in- chief, talked to
them a few minutes.
This first bit Of military formality
followed an hour and a half Of neces-
sary but disconcerting preliminaries
First the men formed a line in the
paid their camp fees: then they were
examined physically; then they got into
another line and had their arms piled
full of haversacks, bayonets, ponchos
canteens, cartridge belts. and Spring
field rifles, and marched off to theiI
tents to emerge full-fledged soidiers-as
to costume.
Pass Physical Tests.
The physical examination was 9
searching one. DR.. Rausenbach eX
amined the recruits hearts. lungs. anc
general physical makeup. None wer'
rejected. but several were noted as Sbe
ing fitted only for lighter forms Of
work. Mr. Hellwegg came through with
flying colors, and his face beameG
when he spoke about it.
Il feel twenty years younger" HI
said. I'm going to make some of these
young fellows hustle to beat me-"
General Riggs was as happy as q
prep school cadet. He hadn't donnet
his uniform when assembly was sound.
ed by Trumpeter Dickinson, but he was
one of the first in line.
This my first experience as a
private" he said. I'm the State militia
I was a lieutenant at first, and in the
Spanish war l was a major l dom
regard this as a comedown. but pro-
General Riggs is learning the mys
teries Of a private'S duties on the CAM
ground that he himself selected ane
named as Maryland military training
camp in 1904. The tents, the buildings
about as he left 1t when he ceased to b,
adiufapt .repara1