The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-29

American civilians since the Civi sfwar--according to one war depart siaent officcr-began at 3 p. m. yes. ] terday.
 Secretary of War Hurley ordered . General Douglas Macarthur. chief of staff, to surround and clear out the troubled area. using all possi- bie humanity.
 MacArthur, at once swung into action. He telephoned orders to Miles to take immediate charge. He ordered Fort Myer and Fort Wash ington, nearby. to send troops, Then. changing from ''civvies' into tue four-starred uniform of gen. eral, he hurried to the elipse. just behind the White House. contact point for his troops.
 Saluting smartly. Miles met Mae Arthur at the elipse and received his orders. For more than an hour the two generals waited for troops to concentrate.
 Suddenly the stiffness was broken by . bugle call ordering the cav airy to mount. Heavy trucks rumbled up with infantry from Fort Washington. Then sharply rang the order:
 Advance"
 The U. s. army moved up his torio Pennsylvania avenue. Heavy tanks rumbled, cavalry kiop' sklopped, infantry shuffled along sfngie-file. "as skirmishers, Mac Arthur followed in his official car.
 Finally the army reached ths .'danger spot." Four-and- One-Hal street, almost within the shadow ol the capitol dome. There groul of bonus marchers defied the dis- trict police. refusing to evacuate < spartly d demolished federal build ings.,
 throngs of on-lookers which packed the sidewalks.
 Fixing their gas masks. infan- trymen advanced into the crum bling buildings. hurling tear bombs Veterans scrambled out, their eyes .snlarting. Soldiers drove them down the street.
 Meanwhile, MacArthur paced up and down in the street before the building. directing operations Within 90 minutes the "ob1ectiVe was taken.
 sees4'JOnn race camp "'" N'" fla next" Macarthur announced well make a clean job Of It, ne said.
 Troops again concentrated, roat- led the veterans at 3rd ana ' streets. Again tear-sas was used shacks were burned--but not py the army, MacArthur contended,
 The moved moved on to John fAttnd If VirtuAllN ava cuated south. to 14th ana | streefs Veterans were routed The camp was still in flames.
 Dusk fell and the army. as though campaigning. established camp on the pavement ana sef'eo "mess.
 During the dinner interval Mac Arthur and Miles mapped out tnei' shardest task, the taking of CamI Marks, where more than 5'oot veterans were encamped.
 shortIy after 3 D. m. the Ions @rek across Washington started Again tanks, cavalry and infantry r,oved slowly toward new 9.'front." s ( 4s stfsa duunrters was established or s4he west side of the Anacostia mats IT became n wartime camp: De snatch riders sped up. saiuten brought and took messages 10 ano from Macarthur and Niles 10 tn' other commanders.
 Across the Anacostia hats nun dreds of veterans stood: booins cursing. some dejected, others sp'' fled. moor
 Give these men balf an hou' fo eyacuate women and cnhoreu. lie said. Later he extenhed th' suerior to an hour.
 sSAfmost simultaneously. at dineI ent points along the mats. hu,' hurH into flame. Infantrymen hu vanced into the famc-reddeneo camp. "moppIng up." driving our inc bonus army. ,,u.,
 Macarthur retired. leaving Miie' entirely in charge. He sat coolly ' his staff car directing the opera tiom. Slowly the flames ate tns'' wav through the timber nuts in' s.bcnus army" moved out
 Miles left his car. walken o' ward toward the flames. conierIf' i,s with staff officer. said ne cons'o ere1 his mission fulfilled.
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