Evening star., 1933-08-07
CUARDSMEN GET
SETTLED IN CAMP
D. C. Engineers Picking Up
Where They Left OFF on
War Problem.
sy F. staff Correspondent of The Star.

6y staff Correspondent Of The Star.
CAMP ALBERT C. RITCHIE, CAS-
CADE. Md, August THE approx
mately 400 officers and men Of the 12lst
Engineers, District National Guard, en-
camped here, began this morning the
heroic work of putting the camp in
shape for their two weeks stay, Mean
while 20 truckloads Of men and
equipment pulled out for Gettysburg,
Pa, where the five-day operations of
retical red force will be conducted.
The District troops arrived shortly
after noon yesterday in time for dinner
and spent the afternoon and evening
getting settled in their quarters. Most
of their tents already had been pitched
since Maj. William T. Roy, commander
had been here since Wednesday pre-
pairing the camp for their arrival.
Thursday night, when most of the tents
had been set up, a mountain storm
struck camp and flattened every one OF
them, but did no other damage.
Hear Hygine Lecture.
After5:15 reveille this morning and
O'Clock breakfast. the Engineers turned
out on to the parade ground to hear
Maj. Joseph j. Greenlaw, Of the Medi-
cal Corps, lecture on camp hygiene.
The rest Of the morning was given over
to camp engineering. Officer, nom
commissioned officer and staff schools
were on the program for the afternoon,
with the day scheduled to end with a
parade. Tomorrow che regiment will
launch into their regular training
schedule, which calls for rifle firing in
the afternoon
Approximately $50 men attached to
the division staff had left camp by 7
am. today to set up the equipment
needed for the theoretical division
maneuverS. With them went all the
equipment necessary for five-day stay
in the field. since most Of them will not
return until Saturday morning. They
took field ranges for cooking. shelter
tents, lister bags for purifying water as
well as about 20 miles of communica-
tion wire. most Of which will be strung
today. The units which left for Gettys-
burg included the 58th Brigade Head
quarters Battery. Virginia outfit, the
58th Brigade Headquarters Company, of
Maryland, the 91st Brigade Headuur-
, ters Company Of Virginia, the 2eth
signal Company OF Norfolk. as well as
District Guardsmen attached to the
division staff.
Continuation of Problem,
The manuevers are a continuation OF
the problem given the staff last wear
at the Virginia Beach encampn1ent
when the red enemy force was routed
The general situation is that an in
vading red force has landed along the
Coast from New Jersey to Norfolk and
advanced inland. The 29th Division
forced the red troops in Virginia to
retreat northward and the two forces
now are facing each other on the
general line of the Susquehanna River
The 2eth Division has Joined the 1st
Army Corps, composed OF three reg
ular Army divisions, and is about to
attempt to drive the red forces to the
Coast. The sector of operations of
the 29th Division is about miles
wide and extends east from Gettys-
burg.
Actual combat conditions will be
simulated as near Is possible The
squadron Of - planes of the 29th Di-
vision Air Service, which bases at
Frederick, Md, will be flying over the
scene of operations throughout the
day, communicating with the land
forces by radio in code, giving DISPOSE
tions Of the enemy forces and de-
liverng orders from the division COM
mander Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan. The
general and his staff will not leave
camp until Thursday when the actual
attack will begin.
will Keep Careful Watch.
Airplanes will keep careful watch over
the movements of the units sent into
the field and, If they can be seen, the
fact will be reported back to Maj. L.
NED. Sylvester, senior regular Army in
structor, and 1t will be counted against
them
During the afternoon, the field ar
tillery battery will send up puff
targets" which are small puffs of
his message in code which will then be
decoded by the specially trained radio
operators on ground. Commanding
the air forces is Lieut.. Col. William D.
Upton OF Baltimore.
This afternoon and for the next two
days the brigade command posts set up
In the field will function as in time Of
war, sending messages, training run
ners and like duties
A convoy of Pennsylvania motor cycle
police accompanied the truck which
left yesterday morning.
Gen. Stephan Ill
The division staff will write its So
luton Of the attack problem tomorrow,
making every needed disposition of the
approximately $4,000 men which COM
, prises the wartime strength Of the
division.
Whether Gen Stephan's health will
permit him to leave camp for the field
remained doubtful today. He has been
Ill for several months and came to
camp against the advice of physicians.
In the absence of the staff surgeon, two
Medical Corps officers of the engineer