Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-01
GOVERNOR PRAISES
SAUNDERS ROCKIES
Governor GOldsbOrOugh Says They
Are Examples of Patriotism.
WITNESSES ''FIERCE" BATTLE.
And Sees Trenches Taken by the
Enemy" THE Drilling and Other
Military Activities Impress
FavorablY Visitors.

TaVoIaDiy visitors.
| With Governor Goldsbororgh enthus-
iastically praising their efforts to mas
ter the rudiments of Uncle Sans meth
| cd of warfare, and drills, the citizen
| soldiers at Saunders Range Yesterday
closed day of still more strenuous ex-
ertion than during those days pre-
ceding.
1t was bard days work perhaps the
hardest since the camp began and the
way in which the rockies" attended
TO their duty and the promptness with
which each order was obeyed. was
pleasing to Captain Hadsell. tho com.
mander OF the camp and every one of
the regulars present
Trench digging and drill took up the
time of the men in The morning and
then they got themselves in readiness
for hte arrival of Governor Goldsbo-
rough, who, on making his appearance.
on the range, at o'clock in the after
noon, was salCted with IL guns No
sooner had the Governor made his ap-
earance, than CAPT; in Hadsell appear
cd before him and viii. salute asked
him to remain for the storming of the
trenches, which was the foatLre of the
afternoons program.
Eighteen of the rockies under the
eomman dOf IaDtain Rogers, Maryland
Natioral Guard, then took possession of
the trenches, w1i'ethe rest of them, un-
der com9nd of Captain Gl egor. Mary
land National Guard, after drilling be-
fore the Governor, disappeared from
the camp. While they were getting
ready for the attack upon the trenches.
the men in the dugouts displayed the
greatest agility in preparing them for
the advance of the enemy
At 2.30 o'clock the firing began, when
scouts sent out i'm all directions. dis
covered the enemy. Crawling on their
stomachs. advancing slowly and stop
ping at command was hard work for the
attacking party. Most of them were
for getting up and at the enomy, and il
seemed as if the spirit to rush at the
trenches must master them But al
ready the discipline of the camp had
made its indelible impression on the
minds of the men for hardly muscle
moved as long as the order to advance
some of the sore rockies, the advance
continued Creeping from shelter to
shelter, the distance of over mile and
a half from where they started out to
the trenches was made
A sigh of relief went up in the ranks
when the first shots of the scouts of the
enemy proved that tie attacking party
was discovered. Not many minutes la
ter the orders came to advance upon
the trenches 1T run To the disap-
pointment of some of the men the ad-
vance was halted after only about 20
steps had been made. Then came the
order again TO fall down and fire. and
this continued until the storming party
was aboput 200 yards from the trench
es, which. in the meantime. had been
sitting fire at the enemy as soon as the
attacking party arose to advance.
With fixed h8vCnets the last remain
ing ground between the foes was COW
cred and only after the storming party
was about 20 steps from the trenches
cid the few men remaining N them give
up the bTeastworks. a loud nurrah,
that sounded rather warlike came from
the attacking party and thus this little
but most realistic sample of warfara
was ended
The men then formed i'll line and
advanced in front of the stands for
target shooting. where they were ad
dressed by Governor Goldsborough,
who congratulated the nen on their
ability 70 march, roll and shoot and for
the enthusiasm they have displayed in
the war game as far as they have gone.
Your enthusiasm is a proof of your
patriotism" said the Governor. This
proves that the business men of this
State are prepared to make sacrifices
for the benefit of their country and to
defend il when the time comes"
Among the visitors yesterday at the
camp were, besides Gen. Charles F.
Macklin. who accompanied the Gov
error. nr. William Bullock Clark and
President Charles E. Falconer. of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Associ-
alton. both members of the League for
National Defense Commissioner GCula
of the Police Board. Baltimore, was
also present with members of his
family.