The Washington times., 1923-09-01
MANEUVERS ARE
ATTRACTING
AUTOISTS
Marines Will Re.enact Historic
Battles OF Civil
War.

In the foothill and mountain
country of Virginia many Wash
ington motorists have for years
found among the most enjoyable OF
the shorter trips available.
One of the most beautiful, and
certainly the most satisfactory, 81
these trips Is that into the valley
Of the Shenandoah, the famous
"glainary of the Cohfederacy."
every foot of II rich In natural
As the approaching cool weather
drives Washington pleasure seek
ers from the seaside and river re.
sorts this section OF the country 10
becoming the haven for the recrea-
ton seeker. The trip can be made
7 with ease In two days.
Maneuvers Are Attraction.
During the next month there will
Be m attraction In the historic val
ley which will in itself be worth
which already is attracting visitors
from all up and down the Atlantic
cosst-the annual naaneuverp OF the
East Coast Expeditionary Force or
the United States Marine Corps.
Four thousand marines from
QuaRtieo, Va, composing the force,
now are maching from Quantico to
the valley, where q continual series
Of I1ianeuyefs will be held for more
than two weeks. including q his
torical reproduction Of the famous
battle of New Market, in which
the cadet battalion from tie Vir-
ginia Military Institute played
heroic and effective part,
Marines Left Monday.
The marine column. stretching
out more than four miles on the
road, left Quantieo in command OF
Brig. Gen. Smedley d. Butler short
~ after daybreak last Monday.
The column will march 800 miles
before again turning into hunks at
Quantico once more. During the
battles will be re-enacted. with the
New Market conflict as the star en-.
Sagenent. Two. football games will
be played. The entire expedition
win occupy a period of forty-one
days. making an average marching
rate OF approximately fifteen miles
day for the marching period.
Sixteen days of the twepty-ene
are to be occupied in executing war
,litneuvers in which all units OF
The force Will be employed. Fol.
lowing the reproduction Of the bat
- VI New Market q football game
will be played between the v. NJ. l..
cadets and the marine eleven.
Due Here October 5.
The column will march into
Washington October and will be-
at Camp Meigs. The next day.
after 8 parade down Pennsylvania
avenue. o game will take place be.
tween the marine and Georgetown
University elevens.
The first days marching. Mon
day, took the column ten and al
hall miles. to Joplin, Va, in four
hours. T,ie column was led by the
marine band Of more than goo
pieces. The men carried full field
from the precise spot where the
regiments entrained for france.
On the morning Of the second day
out from Quantiee the marines On.
tered hostile territory" Every
movement Of the column from this
time on will be made with the full
military precautions attending an
invasion OF hostile country where
attack might be expected rnornen.
tarily.
Full Precautions Taken.
When hostile country was enter
ed . battalion of infantry was sent
out ahead of the main body as an
advance guard, with flank patrols
to protect the column against sur.
prise attack and the possibility of
ambush. The marine force con
Quoted itself as the advance guard
Of an army corps.
During the entire march so far
the column has created great inter-
est among the inhabitants of the
country, some of whom were wit
nesses OF the marching Of armed
forces of other days and many of
whom have become absorbed in the
traditions Of those days. Spectators
stood on every porch and doorstep
and at the crossroads and in the
villages crowds collected and
cheered the column on.
Many Of the automobiles along
the line Of march bore District Of
Columbia tags and there are cars
with tags from every State along
the Atlantic coast.
Spend Thursday In Camp.
Wednesday the column swung ON
~ t0H1P oi SCudI between
Catlett and Calverton. Thursday
the sea.eoldiers Remained in camp.
with program of rest, recreation
and athletics, including a baseball
game with the team from War
renton. An invitation was extended
by General Butler to the inhabit-
ants of nearby towns to visit the
camp and any visitors from War
renton. 1T. Calverton. Fred.
ericksbUrg md Washington were
escorted through the camp.
Major General F.. w. Nichols,
superintendent of the Virginia Mill.
tary Tns.itute. was in Washington
this week to meet Major General
John A. Lejeune, commandment OF
the marine corps and extend to
President Coolidge an invitation TO
he present at the battle Of New
Market September 2s and 81.
To Camp AT Culueper.
From Cedar run the Marine
column marched YESTERDAY 10
Remington, crossing the Rappahan-
mock river en- route. Tonight the
force will he in camp Mt Culpeper.
rom which point the line of march
\ be via Charlottesville and Hills
| coro to Fort Defiance, which will
be reached September 10. At Fort
Defiance the marines will go into
camp for extended maneuvers.
In addition to the marine activf.
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