Evening star., 1923-08-21
TROOPS TO STORM
CONGRESS HEIGHTS
Sham Battle to Bring in Many
Devices of Modern
Warfare.

Congress Heights is to experience
the thrill of being attacked by SOL
dlers equipped with the most modern
machines of war, Thursday night.
when Company d attempts to drive
Company f. and a platoon of head
quarters company men from the Dis
trict National Guard camp.
The sham battle will start at
O'Clock. and the scene of the mimic
fight will be illuminated by modern
rockets. flares and other devices used
by the Army to illuminate enemy
positions during a night soiree. On
the other hand. the defenders will at
tempt to conceal themselves by means
of smoke bombs and like machines
which have been developed out of the
world war.
Will Use Tracer Bullets.
One of the most interesting fea-
lures of the fight will be the tracer
bullets an automatic rifle squad will
use for the benefit of the thousands
of spectators who are expected to be
present. The bullets will be fired
toward a given position. which will
assure perfect safety to the specta-
tors. Stokes mortars and heavy
charges Of INT mines will furnish
the artillery background necessary
to every real engagement between
troops in these modern times Of
buried armies"
Lieut. Samuel r. Turner will com
mand the attacking forces. while
Capt. Hilder and Lieut.. Goodwin p.
Dunn will direct the defense. Capt.
Edward H. Groves will have charge
of the Stokes mortarS, and the land
mines will be discharged under the
supervision of Capt. Herman Fl. Pohl.
one of the Regular Army instructors
attached to the camp. Music will be
furnished before and after the dis
play by the I21st Engineers Band di-
rected by Warrant Officer Meyer Cold
man.
Public Is Invited.
Cordial invitations for the general
public and the friends and relatives
Of the guardsmen especially to attend
have been extended by the officers in
command at Camp Simms. Buses
and special automobiles will meet all
visitors who come by trolley when
they alight at the Portland street
stop in Congress Heights. The first
bus will be on hand at o'clock, and
the last will leave for the camp at
o'clock. Ample parking space has
been reserved for motorists.
This was rife practice day at Camp
entire working time" on the range.
The first p!Atoon of Company ID spent
the day lin the butts" manipulating
and marking the targets for the rest
Of the battalion. Tomorrow they Will
shoot the ranges while another pla-
toon pulls the targets in the pits.
Many Qualify as Marksmen.
The following men have qualified in
pistol rksmanship: Headquarters
and Service Company-Caut. Sidney
Morgan. Lieut.. Goodwin p. Dunn. Mas
ter Sergts. Fletcher +. Bernsdorff
Henry H. Meares. sydney G. HUNT,
First Sergt. Whiting p. Lightfoot,
Sergts. Roland c. Simpson and Otto
Hermann. Privates Arthur l.. Bright
ley. John c. Chase, jr.; Edward L. Bor-
lick. Joseph VI. Sniegoski. Allen r.
D Company-Capt. Julian S. Oliff. camp
commander; Lieut.. Samuel r. Turner.
First Sergt. Just c. Jensen. Staff
Sergts. G. B. McCullar. Madison r.
Smith and Robert A. Dewberry, Sergts.
Edward H. Thiele. William d. Stueler,
William j, Lee and Reginald B. Gill
bert, Privates o. Mckinley James, Ed
gar S. Mcdonald and Randle kidwell.
E Company-Capt. Frazier c. Hilder,
Lieut.. Clarence $. Shields, First Sergt.
George E A. Rheinbold, Staff Sergt- G.
Williams Rose. Sergts. Roy l.. Longa-
necI<er. Benjamin F. wilkins, George
W. Montgomery and Bugler Sergt Jo-
seph Herbert.
Capt. Sidney Morgan was in charge
of the pistol range firing.
William A Conner, 1897 Az street
southwest, enlisted in l. Company
yesterday.
The post exchange and canteen was
opened yesterday and is in charge of
Master Sergt. Fletcher F. Bernsdorff
and First Sergt. Whiting 7. Light
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