Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-26
.121ST ENGINEERS
HAVE SHAM BATTLE
District Guardsmen Make
Good Showing at Camp.
T--- a; -. .
Will Return Sunday.
BYsWIIIIAM j. WHEATLEY.
staff CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

FORT HUMPHREYS. August 20
Armed with hundreds of fathoms of
red and white tape. the 12lst Engi-
neers, National Guard of the District
Of Columbia. left their barracks early
today and marched several miles from
the camp, where they staged mimic
battle to show the Regular Army in
structors just how mucn they know
about fighting a. real war.
The list Battalion, commanded by
Mai Joe r. Mickey, and the I'd Bat
TALON. commanded by Maj. Julian =.
diff deployed across a front or sew
eral thousand yards and proceeded to
mark off machine gun emplacements
and barbed wire entanglements. the
white tape marked off trenches.
while a the red tape simulated the
barbed wire entanglements which the
troons would erect under battle condl'
tons.
Inspected by Regulars.
The program was laid down for
them by Capt. Clay Anderson. the
Regular Army instructor, who In
spected all of the trenches and en-
tanglements before the troops were re-
leased for return TO the barracks in
time for their noon meal. Marching
along the road they attracted consid-
BE- cradle attention from the many tour
lists along the route.
The orders for the movement of the
troops and their disposition were
worked out by the regimental and
talon commanders
The observers reported at the con-
clusion Of the battle" that the Dis
/ trict troops carried out their program
very we'll.
An investigation is being continued
into the case Of the four Guardsmen
] against whom charges are pending
as a result Of the disturbance in camp
several nights ago.
PVT. Adam G.. Mouton. Company +,
I21st Engineers. has been charged by
{ First Lieut.. James r. Quade with a
!, violation OF the siXty-fourth article of
war. The specification charges that
he "willfully disobeyed a lawful order
10 put on a proper uniform and re-
pair TO the company area for assembly
. for drill
AS soon as the charges were fled
they were referred to Maj. Julian F.
Olif, commanding the Cd Battal
ion, for investigation. The renort If
that officer was returned to the regi-
mental headquarters today wan 80,
recommendation that the man be tried
by summary court. However, the
regimental commander has not vet
taken any action on the matter.
Troops Return Sunday.
The troops now are beginning to
. turn their eyes in the direction Of
home, as the camp will close Sunday
morning. They will receive their
pay for the two weeks training be-
fore they leave the barracks here
and according to present plans will
hoard a special train at Accotink at
10 am. Sunday. arriving at Union
Station about a half hour later. They
will go then to their armory at North
Capitol and D streets to be dismissed.
Maj. Gen. Greed c. Hammond,
chief of the Militia Bureau Of the
. War Department, has accepted the
I: invitation of Col. Oehmann to attend
the parade and review of the Engi-
neers. which will be rendered to Lieut..
{ Col. J. Franklin Bell this afternoon.
Gen. Hammond and other officials will
he rendered a dinner in the officers
quarters, after which Lieut.. Col. John
Dickson. former chief chaplain of
the Army. will deliver his lecture on
america and Verdun.'