Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-14
THREE-DAY HIKE IN
STORE FOR SELECTS
War Games Will Be Included in
Maneuvers at Meade Un-
der Gen. Hatch.
WEATHER HAMPERS DRILLS

Special Correspondence OF The Star
CAMP MEADE, ADMIRAL, Nd, De
cember 1f.-War games are to be
played by the selected soldiers here on
a large scale in the near future. The
District boys of the 312th Machine Gun
Battalion are scheduled to participate
Infantry Brigade, to which their unit is
attached.
It was learned that the brigade will
take a three-day practice hike, under
the direction of Brig. Gen. Hatch. the
plan of the game being to advance over
supposed enemy territory.
Light field equipment will be carried
by the soldiers on the trip, such as dog
tents to afford them shelter from the
stormy weather. They will be self-sup-
porting on the journey and will adj
vance through supposed land of the
Huns. fanked by patrols and led by
scouting parties.
The bad weather has played havoc
with the training course since the last
week. that is as far as outdoor practice
of any character is concerned. All the
dri1lsfeldS have been turned to lakes of
mud and snow.
Before Court-Martial.
Two unusual cases against Regular
Army sergeants were disposed of by
the cantonment court-martial. both men
now being incarcerated in the camp
stockade for a period of six months,
plus clause that they be given hard
labor and fined two-thirds of their pay.
One man. First Sergt. Sam Pasin of
the 18th Training Battalion of the 154th
Depot Brigade. was accused of having
ordered Acting Corporal John H. Eckels
of his company to go around among
the boys and collect from each one dol
lar for his personal use. According to
Eckles. the sergeant gave explicit in
structions that careful list should be
kept of the men who failed to come
across and that he was going to take
care of them"
The others sergeant that was found
guilty is said to have grown tired of
this cantonment and decided to return
with his 'old outfit" at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ca, without the consent or
knowledge of his commander. He is
Glenn Payne of the I'd Training Bat
TALON of the 154th Depot Brigade.
Desertion charges were brought up
before the court, but this was changed
to being absent without leave, thus re-
ducing the seriousness of the offense.
Sergt. Payne was reduced to a private.
Entrain for South.
Another contingent of selected SOL
diers entrained for the south yester-
day. Among them were twenty-three
from the District.
The latter were picked by their re-
spective commanders for special duty
with the 4th Regular Army division at
Camp Green, Charlotte, n. c.
The men. who were recruited from
practically every unit of the Liberty
division here. 432 in all, are to be
assigned to the supply train of the 4th
Army division, with the exception of
few who are slated for duty as clerks
with the divisional headquarters force.
The majority of the soldiers. how
ever. are men familiar with automo-
biles and motor trucks. They were ap-
pointed corporals to act as chauheurs.
sergeants to act as assistant truck
masters, quartermaster sergeants for
motor truck duty and a dozen or more
special branches
A loud voiced band of selected soldiers
from the District Machine Gun Battalion
was on hand, despite the bad weather, to
bid their twenty-three comrades farewell.
The train was in charge OF Capt. De
Grover, Lieut.. e. B. Bane. Lieut. Howard
J. Boltz, Lieut.. Herbert N. Ewing. Lieut..
John w. Taylor. Lieut.. George H. Kaerch-
er and Lieut. Emory L. Kind of the 154th
Depot Brigade.
Each soldier was equipped with a COM
plete suit Of wooden uniforms. blankets
and mess outfit. The men and officers