Evening star., 1916-08-02
MOVE TO BORDER
|NPROSPECT AGAIN
Interest at Camp 0rdWay To-
day Centers in Chance of
Troops Going to Bisbee.
BATTERY B IS READY,
HEADQUARTERS is TOLD
Hard Drill Given Field Artillery,
While Infantry Forces Are Sent
Out to Solve Outpost Problem.

Interest at Camp Ordway today seemed
to center in the prospective movement OF
troops to Bisbee. Members of the COM
mands which have been reported ready.
Battery B. Field Artillery. and 134 re-
Battalion, eagerly awaited reply to the
telegram Of Capt. Hobbs reporting them
to the Eastern Department as ready.
Over in Battery BIS quarters every
thing is ready for the movement, and
Capt. Wilson said that he can get out on
short notice. His men are keyed up for
the movement, and the announcement
that this organization together with Bat
terry A would be paid this afternoon was
cause for further joy. 1t will be the first
pay these troops have had since they
were modified.
The infantry regiment cannot be paid
for several days, it was said at the quar-
termaster's Office at Fort Myer. Some
Of the companies have not sent in their
rolls, and the longer they hold out the
longer will be the delay in the payment
Both Batteries Drilled.
Both batteries of field artillery were
out for a hard drill this morning under
the direction of Capt. C. j. Ferris
U. S. A, inspector instructor assigned
to the District of Columbia Militia
Both had mounted drill, as well as
standing gun drill.
Following the drill a number of the
men of Battery A volunteered to take
a section Of the battery, one gun and
80 t-,,
Bonnet, to Washington to parade
around the streets in the interest OF
recruiting. Battery A men are now
striving hard to recruit their ranks sc
that they may be close behind Bat
terry 3 in movement to the border.
After drill hours squads of men will
be sent to the city to spread out a
dragnet for artillery recruits. Since
the prospects point to movement OF
Battery B, men who want to go to the
effort to get in before the movement
No able-bodied man is being turned
down, as Battery B wants to get az
many men above the minimum of 12t
as possible.
On Outpost Problem.
When Washington was just begin
ming to awaken this morning, the
three battalions of the Sd Infantry di.
vided into two forces. were sent out
in the direction of Alexandria for a
big outpost problem.
Members of the lst Battalion, Mai
Hodgson, were given pieces of red
tape before they left the camp. This
was put on their hats to indicate the
defensive force. The I'd Battalion, Mai
McCathran, and the Sd Battalion, Maj
Summers, were decorated in blue tape
to indicate the enemy.
Both forces were required to deploy
their men in the surrounding outposts
force they were opposing. The out
posts, after reconnoitering through
the woods and tall grass, were expect
ed to report back to the main bodies
just how many men there were against
them. Once the outposts were estab-
lished the outpost commanders were
expected to see that the men took the
right places.
Apparently the two forces came into
contact after about two hours of work
ing their way through. for a number
of shots were heard. Before the COM
mands left camp each man was given
clip of five blank cartridges to be
used against his opponents II an out
post could get behind the enemy lines
and find the number of his opponents
he was expected to go back quietly and
report, but if fired upon he was ex-
pected to return the fire.
Inspection Is Continued.
Mai. William Jackson. inspector gen.
erals department. continued his inspec-
tions this morning. Under Lieut.. Mono
gan, adjutant of the I'd Battalion, the
musicians of the Sd Infantry. who also
are required to do the signaling for the
regiment were taken out for inspection.
They were required to transmit and re-
ceive messages given out by the inspecting
officer. They also were examined IN
sounding the service calls.
At IL o'clock Maj. Jackson took station
in the regimental mess hall and sent word
to all of the men of the regiment that he
would listen to any complaints which they
had to make against the food. discipline.
administration or any other matter.
Lieut. Vanderhoof of Battery B went
out with a detail Of men to make road
maps of the adjacent territory Some flne
work was done by the men. and they
were highly conlplimented by the in
spector- instructor. Those who made maps
were Privates Norris. Welch, Kane and
Sergt. Comegys
New Enlistments.
Officers of the Sd Infantry believe
that the parade Monday was effective
in stirring some of the young men of
the city, for the recruiting officer. Capt.
D. Spencer Bliss. had the biggest day
since he has been in camp, when nine
teen men enlisted. They are:
Third Infantry-John T. c. Arnett.
Charles E. Fortune. Ralph II. Jones.
George E. Kind, Norval r. Latimer. Pat