Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-06

I blew through the camp yesterday trained
| them to eat any alkan dust they may
] find on the border. Every bit OF 1000
| they ate, they said, was covered with
| layer of dust
| Top Sergt. Rink reports that Battery B
| is rapidly nearing war strength They
have 154 men actually in camp. Seven
| teen more will make them war-strength
, command.
| Battery expects to stay in camp for
a few days more. Five days rations were
drawn yesterday.
The 9Th Section of Battery A. COM
| manded by Sergt. Willis Bryant. was
| taken out yesterday afternoon for hard
mounted drill. Sergt. Bryant. who was
| that he showed his men just what they
i, might expect in real service. and he IN
tends to harden them for it. Some of the
members We're a little stiff this morning
when they awoke.
| Owing to the limited number of horses.
| the various sections of Battery A VIII
take turns in having mounted drill
| Corp. Daniel Herzog of Battery was
sent to Baltimore yesterday to bring back
TO camp J. T. Allen. a private in the bat
terry. for whom a lookout" was sent out
| through the Washington police
| Supply Sergt Eddie May of Battery A
! is one of the busiest men in this OUTFIT
| 1t is his duty to equip every man III the
| organization and to find a place for him.
! He is up at all hours of the night. Two
men came into Battery A camp at ,
o'clock in the morning and Sergt. May
! got up and found hunks for them. After
| they got up in the morning they left the
| battery and enlisted in the infantry.
! Barry Helwig. son of TruTnpeter Hell
| wig of Battery A. sounded retreat with
| the four buglers of A Battery last night.
Young Helwig. who is eleven years old.
came out with the same force the other
| trumpeters. one of whom is his father.
| Lewis Green, one of the trumpeters
| of y Battery, says that the bugle
| squad is to form an orchestra so that
| by the time the outfit gets to the Dor
| der there will be some trained talent
| to entertain after retreat" is sounded.
/ All of the buglers can play other mu-
steal instruments.
Many of those who participated in
| the back to the saddle movement"
visited Lewis Green, trumpeter of Bat
| terry \, yesterday. Green was trumpet
er for the riders.
The following have been added TO the
roster of Troop a, cavalry: r. Z. Pol
f, lock. r. ]. Sauter, A. NJ. Hitz and w. W.
kispaugh.
Private T. q. Jordan and f. s Pou,
the latter son of Representative Ed
ward W. Pou. reported in camp yes
| terday, responding to the call to the
I colors. Mr. Jordan came from Missis-
/ sippi to join his command and Mr.. POu
| came from Tennessee.
| Members of Troop A. cavalry, said
I that it was some" mounted drill which
! they had yesterday. They were taken
I out by Capt. Washhurn, who until the
| recent call issued by the President was
| in the regular army. He showed the
| cavalrymen what hard riding is
| Roodles. one of the mascots of Troop
\. usually follows the cavalrymen out
! Of camp when they have dismounte ed
drill and goes through the movements
with them. Today guard was put on
to keep Roodles in camp so that he
would not be run over He stands
bout four inches high.
Arran Cements now are being perfect
ed for sending Troop A of cavalry to