Evening star., 1918-04-02
MILITARY PROBLEM
FOR MEADE TROOPS
March to Baltimore to Repel
invaders Begins Thurs
day Morning.
PARADE THERE SATURDAY

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
CAMP MEADE. Nd. April 2.-"Our
Navy has been dispersed and a Ger
man fleet Of warships and transports Is
reported approaching the middle At
lantic coast. American troops stationed
east of the Mississippi are concentrat-
ing in the vicinity Of the principal rail-
way centers near the Atlantic coast.
Troops will be sent from this canton
ment to Baltimore to repel the in
vaders."
The above official communiaue was
Issued ed. today %, from division SION head
mander Of the 10th Division.
On account Of its immense Army and
naval stores and proximity to the National
Capital, Baltimore is expected to be the
main objective OF an attack from botn
land and sea. A large detachment Of more
than $4,000 troops from Camp Meade will
defend the city.
Problem to Be Solved.
At least that is the problem which will
have to be solved by the men from Camp
leave here Thursday morning under full
pack A forced march of ten miles will
be made the first day to Shipley. where
they will bivouac for the night
Lie iOHOWIfS morning the marCn Will
be resumed in time to put the entire con-
tingent in the city by Friday evening
Along the route they will be called upon to
execute various maneuvers, such as they
would do In actua. warfare. They will pa
rade through Baltimore Saturday morn
ing.
The defense of Baltimore will no
doubt be made serious business from
the point Of vief of the staff strate-
gists. The thing that is worrying the
enlisted men here is how much lini-
ment will be necessary to put their
weary muscles and strained tendons In
condition to fpeerade" after a twenty
mile hike under the weight of forty
pound pack from camp to Baltimore.
Means Some" Load.
Not that Meade's men are soft" for
they are not, but twenty miles is
twenty miles and a forty-pound pack
plus nine-pound rife is some load.
The present plan. it Is understood, is
for the men to march ten miles the first
day. camp out under shelter tents, and
then march the remaining ten miles
This will put them in Baltimore FRI
day evening. They will camp out in
the parks, parade the next day, camp
out a second time in the city. and then
probably take the entire twenty-mile
hike back to camp. I
In preparation for the hike to Ba1ti-
more, the provisional machine gun
COHpdHy, ABOUT n1ty m6m-
bers of the District Machine Gun Bat
TALON, marched out from camp this
afternoon in the direction of Severn,
where they will bivouac for the night.
Company B Guaranteed.
Company of the District Battalion
was placed under quarantine for
measles this afternoon, following the
discovery that Private Clyde Corr had
developed the disease. He was sent to
the base hospital. Private Douglas
Dezendorf of the same company de-
velopcd the disease in Washington, and
Is patient at the Walter Reed Army
Hospital there.
The District machine gunners, who will
participate in the hike to Baltimore re-
ceived their shelter tents and full packs
yesterday. They were Immediately FORM
ed with members of other units into a
provisional machine gun company, and
marched Off to Severn, where they camped
for the night, Each of the District COM
panies will contribute a quota of ABOUT
sixteen mon to the provisional company.
They will be armed with machine
guns, which will be drawn by mules.
Stable Sergt. Walter b. Moore of Com
pany A will be in charge of the mules
and gun-limbers. Other non-commis-
stoned officers from Company A who
will go on the hike include Sergt.
Rudolph Santelmann and Corp. Leslie
jackson.