Evening star., 1922-07-17
D. c. GUARDS TEST
new GAS GRENADE
Improved Mask Also Used in
Maneuvers at Camp
Simms.

Ieare rolled from the eyes of the
troops at Camp Simms today while
a dense cloud of smoke over the tar
get butts gave this camp of the 12Ist
Engineers, National Guard of the Dis
tr1ct OF Columbia, a real warlike ap-
pearance. When the tears began to
roll, many Of the veteran troops, men
with overseas records. recognized the
symptoms as those of tear gas. a re-
pelling but not injurious agent of
modern warfare.
Before Maj. Oehmann. commanding
the 121st Regiment. and other Off
GERS and men OF the camp. Mai. Mad
dox of the artillery section. chemical
warfare service. War Department,
gave demonstration of the tear gas
tear gas grenade, smoke bomb. and a
new style gas mask, said to be a
great Improvement of the type used
overseas during the world conflict
The new mask has a hood which fits
around the face, instead of the nozzle
which had to go over the mouth in
the old form and the clamp which
goes over the nose. Another feature
which is declared to be an improve
ment lis that the oxygen-generating
agent is carried on the hip instead
OF on the chest of the soldier.
Practice With Bayonets.
Most of the morning was spent by
the troops, under Maj. Oehmann, in
bayonet exercises and extended order
and infantry drilling on the parade
ground This is the second and last
week or the encampment, and will be
one of the busiest. This afternoon
the regiment will construct a trestle
bridge over OXon run. large enough
to allow a body of troops to pass, to-
gether with their equipment.
Lieut.. Col. r. D. La Garde, adjutant
general of the District of Columbia
militia and camp commander, went
to Camp Humphreys, Va. today. the
engineer camp Of the Regular Army.
under Capt. Arthur c. Newman. is
having It's annual training camp, for
the purpose of an inspection.
Tomorrow is to be one of the big
gest days of the camp. There will be
construction of trenches and advance
breastworks, and then the spectacu-
lar demolition Of gigantic earthworks
which have been thrown up on a camp
site.
Host to ID. C. Commissioner..
The demonstrations. in addition to
being for training purposes. will be
for the official guests who will be in
the camp. which will include the
.. j.
Gen. Bailey. commanding the Sd Corps
Area, who will come over from Bal
timore, and Maj. Gen. Richards, chief
of the militia division of the War
Department.
Word was received at the camp to-
day that Gen. Bailey would arrive at
1890 and remain until 1870 O'Clock
in the afternoon. when he would leave
for Camp Humphreys to inspect Com
pany A, 142d Engineers, arriving
there at $3.50 o'clock.
1t is expected that there will be a
parade and review before lunch to-
morrow, and then some exercises in
the afternoon. During the period that
the official guests are there service
and rifle shooting medals will be
awarded, Brig. Gen Anton STEPHAN,
commanding the District of Column
bia militia. will receive medal
for thirty-five years of continuous
service.
Other Awards Announced.
Other service medals which will be
awarded were announced today as
follows:
Fisteen-year-Mess Sergt w. NJ
Horton. Supply Sergt c. S. Woodin,
Corp. C. B. Mcpherson and Private
W. l. Saunders.
Ten-year medals-First Sergt. Just
c. Jensen, Company D; Mess Sergt.
E. F. Gass and Corp. P. schilke.
Three-year service medals - FIRST
Sergt William ]. Huhn, Company c;
Private T. Rhea, Sergt. Andy Flores.
Sergt Robert Beatty. Private Ber-
nard ]. Mcdonald, Sergt Leroy n.
Barnard. Corp. George P. Hilton,
Mess Sergt. Sidney Hunt. Technical
Sergt l. A. shackelford. Sergt. Snie-
goski, Corp. w. F. Yates. Private A
Branca, Private W. C. Buckingham,
private W. T. Davis, Private o. Ham
merbacker, Private A. Monroe. Pri-
yate ]. H. Neeley, Private T. Nixon.
Private F. H. Fletcher, Private w. l.
Redfield, Private F. Kaye. Sergt.
George A. E. Rheinbold, First Sergt.
Alfred L Jorgensen. Sergt. Harry b.
Cockrell, Corp. Philip ]. Austensen.