The Washington herald., 1922-06-21
PREPARE
TO MEET ATTACKS
BY HOSTILE FORCE
Going Through Enemy
Territory, All Lines
Will Be Guarded.
s E E OWN MOVIES
Films of White House Scene
Shown at Temporary
Camp Neville.
s E E OWN MOVIES

Bethesda. Md. June 2o.Awar will
begin tomorrow at dawn when the
Marine force. marching from WASH
ington to Gettysburg. swill assume
the formation OF q brigade acting
as advance guard for an army corps
and will enter into hostile territory,
where attacks are to be expected.
Hitherto on the march the column
has represented troops moving
through friendly country with no
enemy force present. Scouts and
advance guards will now be kept
continually at work and constant
vigilance will be exercised to guard
against surprise attacks.
According to the terms of the
problem a hostile army corps Is ad-
vancing along the Rockville pike in
an opposite direction and the scouts
Of the Marines will come In contact
with the enemy forces about noon.
A meeting engagement is planned
for the afteroon, In which the Ma
rines will receive training in the art
of holding a superior force at bay
so as to give time for the arrival of
the main body. which is supposed to
be following the Marines.
See selves In Movies.
An interesting feature OF the
march vas the exhibition this even
.ng of The Aims showing President
Harding reviewing the Marine Ex-
peditiorary Force on the south por-
tico Of the White House yesterday
afternoon. The movie scenes were
taken by the historical and record
photographer of the expedition and
offered an excellent. picture of Pres
ident and Mrs. Harding. Gen. Le-
teune and the Marines marching
past the White House. They were
developed by special arrangement
with the naval aviation photo
graphic laboratory today and were
sent out to camp Nin fine to be
shown 1.-The motion picture show.
This Is the first time on record
when a force on the march has
taken its own moving pictures and
seen them exhibited within twenty
four hours. The men were greatly
pleased and IL is expected thai a
regular service will be instituted
by which events happening on the
march will appear on the screen on
the day following
March In Early Review.
Camp was broken in Potomac
Park this morning shortly after
daylight. At $50 the infantry coll
umn swung into Fourteenth street
and at o'clock the nrst of the
trucks began the march. The col
umn crossed the Tidal Basin Bridge
at Fourteenth street. then swung TO
the left past the Bureau OF Engrav-
ing and Printing to the Paul Jones
statue. where they marched up
Seventeenth street to B. On B
street the column marched west past
the navy and munitions buildings,
then out Virginia avenue to Mas
sachusetts avenue, which was fol-
lowed to the Rockville pike. out
which the column proceeded to this
camp.
On the line of march the column
was reviewed by Mai. Gen. John A.
Lejeune, commandant of the Ma
rine Corps, at about $40 a. m. De-
spite the early hour a considerable
crowd was present at the march
Massachusetts avenue and there
was cheering and enthusiasm all
along the line.
Tramp Over Historic Pike.
The advance guard reached camp
at about IL a. m. and the entire
force came up by noon. The col
umn of march occupied more than
two miles OF road space and t<e
four thousand infantry. "a, guns and
more than 200 trucks presented an
imposing appearance. Camp was
completed and lunch served by /
o'clock
This, camp was officially named
Camp Neville by Brig. Gen. S. d.
Butler, commanding the marines: in
honor Of Maj. Gen. Wendell c. Ne
willie. who comma nded the celebrat-
ed Marine brigade in France during
the world war. In the AFTERNOON
the time was spent preparing for
tomorrow's hike under war condi-
tions and inspecting the relics Of
the ,Braddock Expedition. which
travelled over this territory on its
march to Fort Duchesne in the
French ard Indian war. ending IN
its annihilation.
The camp here is located on the
Corby estate about three miles west
of Bethesda. Followig the encamp-
ment a number of citizens of Be-
thesda visited Gen. Butler and well
coined him to their city. Tomorrow
the Marine force will start at dawn
and will hike to Seneca Run. about
10 miles. The distance covered to-
day was about IL miles. and owing
to the cool temperature good time
was made and the men arrived on
time.
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