The Washington times., 1917-04-07
HIGH WIND HINDERS
THIRD REGIMENT
Guardsmen Agree That Sher-
man Was Right, But Mild,
as They Pitch Tents.

SniNeTlnB, nuQ-spdIteTeo, anu "oiA-
nigh benumbed by cold, members of
the Third Regiment, National Guard
of the District, at Fort Layer, today
professed to have no amendment to
make to General Sherman's definition
of war. Some of the guardsmen
were inclined to think "Old Tecum-
sch" gave his definition at a pink tea.
where he had to exercise rhetorical
restraint.
The District citizen-soldiers are in
nured to battling with the elements
when establishing camp, but officers
and men agreed that the weather to-
day was the most miserable in which
they had ever attempted to pitch
tents an dperform the multifarious
duties incident to establishing q DOM
icile afield.
Tents BowIed Over.
Throughout the early part Of the day
the bitter cold, high wind bowled over
tents. yanked scores of pegs out of the
sround and entangled the ropes. La-Ee
squads Of men detailed to put up store
tents had hard struggles to keep the
canvas from beitg wrested from them.
the wind Initiating the tents like bal
looms and keeping the ropes dangling in
the midair far out Of the soldiers
reach.
Practically all the soldiers agreed that
today's sustained high wind was worse
than any norther which struck them on
tie border.
The wind served one useful pur-
pose, however, as It materially as
sisted the sun in drying out the
quagmire in which the guardsmen
tried to establish camp yesterday.
Kept at Tasks.
Notwithstanding the bowling gale,
the soldiers were kept unremittngly
at their tasks.
Owing to the unfavorable weather
conditions It probably will be sew
\ eral days before the camp Is thir-
oughly shaken down.
Thus far only one company has
been kept on guard at the camp.
Many of the soldiers did not remain
at camp last night because their cots
/ and blankets were still rain soaked.
| No definite orders indicating the
dutiesto be performed by the guards
men have yet been received by Col.
Glendie 3. Young, commanding the
regiment. Colonel Young has, how
ever, received official notification
from the Department OF the East OF
the Presidents proclamation Of war.
Different Rules
It was stated at Fort Myer today
that the rules governing the camp
would be vastly different from those
which prevailed last year.
Practically no visitors will be al
lowed IN the camp at any time, either
night or day. Persons found in the
/ .rtn MI nf ufll ha Rlnaalv
watched and questioned. Colonel
Young has received orders from Gen.
Leonard Wood. commanding the De-
paYtment of the East, to have each
member of the regiment keep con-
stantIy on the alert and exercise the
utmost vigilance in guarding the
camp and the Government property
in its vicinity.
Owing to the wind. Colonel Young
established his headquarters in the
musicians Quarteys at the Fort Myer
barracks. An officers meeting was
held there today.
Plans Y. VI. C. A. Building.
Chaplain Arthur Lewis Smith, OF
the regiment, today announced his
Intentions of having a permanent
wooden building constructed near the
camp site as the Y. NJ. C. A and rec
reation center. Chaplain Smith is
anxious to get all the books, maga-
zines, games. music, ETC., he can for
the soldiers.
Telephones were today installed in
the regiments canteen or general
merchandise store, of which Lieut..
Col. Anton Stephan has charge. The
relatives and friends OF the soldiers
can now communicate with them by