The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-22
''BIoodIess Victories" Achieved
BY All Three Battalions Of
Third Regiment.
MUCH OUTPOST TRAINING
Officers Realize CoIored Mems
Victory Was Due to Prac-
tice in This.

sDloodless victories" were achieved
BY each of the battalions of the Third
Regiment near the District militia
mobilization camp today.
The enemy was repulsed everywhere
according to Col. Glendie B. Young.
who visited. each OF the sectors In
which the militiamen were engaged.
Teh Second Battalion. commanded
by Major wallach McCathran, was In
= lighting mood and hiked Ave nhes
out Of camp In heavy marching order
TO engage the enemy in the vicinity
Of Alexandria. The First and Third
battalions engaged in hot conflict
with an imaginary force approaching
Realizing that the success Of the
First Separate Battalion in routing a
band Of Mexican bandits at Naco.
Aria, was due to the colored soldiers
ne shrse Sa.Rson w9i sss
eyabls Of their time today to instruc-
tons in that form Of military duty.
Final Arrangements Today.
Final arrangements will be made this
afternoon for the military carnival at
Fort Myer Saturday afternoon for the
bsnent Of the guardsmen's relief fund.
Lieut.. Col. Anton stephan. who will
have charge OF the carnival, has call
ed . meeting Of all the officers con-
nscted with the affair.
ere Brig, Gen. William E.. Harvey.
Colonel Young. Maj. Harry Coope, ad-
5utant general; Capt. Spencer Bliss.
chief recruiting officer: Maj Charles X.
4. I. Smith. chaplain; Majors Hodgson.
MoCathran, and Summers and Captain
Lieutenant coionsI stephan said today
that thus far the following exhibitions
Bayonet drill by Company B. Butts
manual; calisthenics executed to music
by Company II, and q close order drill
ann wall scaling exhibition by Company
give monkey drill. while section drill
Win BE- given by Battery A of the militia
Arrangements for the exhibition were
today by the women connected with the
guardsmen's relief fund. The meeting
was held at the home Of Mrs. Menoeher.
wife Of Col. Charles T. Menoeher. OF the
Fifth Artillery.
Among those who attended were Mrs.
William e. Harvey. Mrs. Glendie B.
Young, Mrs. Anton stephan. and Chap
lain Smith. Plans were discussed for
tsI up 2 collection among visitors
gan their plans for the tea dance after
the outdoor exercises.
New Instructor.
Lieutenant Miles. u. 8. A., today re-
ported at the mobilization camp as an
assistant instructor to serve with Capt.
Horace p. Hobbs.
Chaplain Smith today announced
that the Rev. Sam Small. known al
the Georgia Cyclone" would deliver
a sermon at the Y. NJ. C. A. tent
Thursday and Friday evenings.
The Rev. Mr.. Small, who Is described
a. being as picturesque and spectacu.
lar as Billy Sunday. will take as his
subject for Thursdays sermon. Roast
ing tho Devil for Half an Hour" The
subject for his Fridays sermon hal
not yet been announced
General Harvey today notified the
militiamen that motion pictures Of the
District National Guard in camp a
Fort Myer are being shown in Gran
dalrs Theater. Harry Cfandall hal
provided free moving pictures for tn,
soldiers ever since the day they wen
to the camp.
Leave Of absence will be granted tn,
soldiers SO that they may come Il
Washington and see themselves in tn,
movies.