Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-15
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY.

Following the regular business meet
ing of the Clarendon Citizens Asso-
citation last night in the Dixie Theater.
the members of the association were
treated to an intimate insight into
some exciting and amusing happenings
of the war by Lieut.. Alan Precise. new
deputy clerk OF the court Of Alexandria
county r. l.. Colley. vice president
presided.
Lieut.. Precise. who was recently dlS-
charged. had a varied experience in the
great conflict. having been on many
active fronts and wounded on several
occasions. He received his commis-
sion early in the war and was assigned
to the 5th Division OF the Regular
tingents to cross He said his regi-
ment was engaged with the enemy near
Toul. St Mihiel and the Argonnc for
est AT the place first mentioned
however. where the regiment first err
tered the trenches. orders were given
not to kill Germans. This order great
ly surprised the rner who were all
tuned UP 10 go TO work aionE this line.
The order was violated I member OF
times by sore OF the men who could
rot understand why they we're held in
restraint when they thought they had
gore across for this express purpose
he said that three men were actually
court-martialed for killing Germans
The reason for this surprising order,
he said, was that this particular sector
was known as a rest sector and an
agreement had been reached between
the Germans and French, before the
Americans arrived. that there would
be no fiehting there. When the Ameri-
cans arrived they found the French
and Germans fraterniZing. going so
far as to pass cigarettes and eatapieS
to one another. This condition was
brought to a sudden end when his Yam
kee regiment made its appearance ne
said.
Mr.. Precise escaped injury until his
regiment reached st. Mihiel. AT that
place, while out on scouting eXpe-
dition with a>nuElber of his men. ne
was struck on the arm by a fragment
of a grenade This wound put HIM
out of business for only Week. lie
said. Shortly after rejoinlng MS reg
iment it was moved to the Argonne
forest, where strong resistance was
encountered from the enemy. 1t was
at this place. while pursuing the Ger
mans, that he received wounds wnlcn
put him out of the war for good. he
received thirteen shrapnel wounds
from a high explosive. He was re.
moved to a hospital. and was there
when the armistice was signed.
A. P. Payne, chairman OF the water
and sewerage committee, announced
that progress is being made on this
project. He said that about SO per
cent Of the citizens who had seen the
petition, which is being carried around
to all the homes in Clarendon for the
purpose Of getting line on the SEN
timent Of the people regarding the
Incorporation idea, had signed.
Arthur ]. Porter. chairman OF the
good roads committee, announced tina,
the board of supervisors. at recent
meeting, had accepted Wheeler avenue
and Nesbit street as county roads and
improvements along these thorough
fares would shortly be made. He also
announced that the work of grading
and. Restricting Striker avenue had
been completed. ~
Fletcher Kemp. member of the
school board. in making a short ad-
dress, said that two carloads of new
desks had been ordered for schools OF
the county and that the Clarendon
school would be provided with enough
to refurnish two or three rooms. He
also announced that all of the teach
ers had been appointed for the coming
term and called upon the association
to assist in providing adequate and
comfortable homes for the teachers
This matter will be referred to the
school committee of the association.
AS a means of advertising Claren-
don, the association has authorized
the purchase of pennants bearing the
word Clarendon, which will be placed
on automobiles of all citizens of Clar-
endon desiring them Objection was
raised to automobiles parking on the
road at the station north of the car
lines. It was suggested that this be
eliminated and the matter was re-
ferred to the public eafety COMMITTEES
Five new names were added to the
rolls of the association last night
They are: Carl ]. Schuch, John r
Pendleton. J. Walter Henning, C. B.
Yeatman and e. c. Hall.
Applications for membership were
made by the following: H. W. Soper,
H. c. Adamson, John c. Lindsey. w. K
Marshall, r. H. Sampsell. c. p Rallo
H. L. Dudley. E. w. Hannah. P. E.
Auglemyer and E. Zimmerman.