Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-12-09

lines of the present lie eSsitie o. th. country
This change conteinp. ates her increase
humber Lor aGdel ex ems, but re;.is, ri u
tlun or the force nd an e..cou age .ie:.t of
me surcs tending % grsaler eff ie icy lnfn.s
the nd IN. .,rovement of the rvice.
Tie a op. ion of Ia iCn form q ons f,.r in.
ta..tr. re i meats. the H. 7lhenlng of tie
artillery force. he a &ndo.l INT of snla. er
ana unnecessary costs All the mass NJ If thl,
troops i'll 20 lat.t d hi acCeSS bic stations a
Ilo..l.se to plonote he Use. illness + the
army.
Coast Defensss.
il r. flying that we av begun
TO att.ia co i.Di>x u Is in the mpr uen-
sivt &C i-l;e OF sc;, oust def and fortti-
cation e..ter Il II, i: t ears aSo. AFRO
8 ;.n has cen alre .dy EXP. nue but the cost
of maintenan e WI De IN oneld ia | as
eoGpar u w.t tl the ex of co structio.i,
and urdn nee AT the end of the curr IL cal
endar Y ar Q war de arlne 1t viii have nine
l.-inch guns - 1-i.lch and 81 S-.nch guns
rea t lie mounted GA gun lift, and car.
riage5 and Z i--inch mort rs. IN addition to
tn. product of the sriuy un factory
now coml lete at Waterv:i t. the over ment
has contract with private lartirs tor the
purchase of lGO guns OF t:ese c,libres, the
frs, of whi Ii shou be de ,ivered t, the de-
pat tmeni tor Test lefore uy l. .s?4. The
manufacture of heavy ordin nee KEGS pa g
with current nee.s; but t, rel!d. r these ms
avaiiaole fer the purposes they ar. desi IL i
to III, ct, emplacem-nts mast be prepared for
them. fro.rtss has been made in this direc-
tiJn, and ii is desirable AT Goa re 5 by ae-
quat- appropriatio sh uld provide for the
uninterrup ed prose ution ot tEi, ne essary
worN.
Inf" try Equipment.
AT er much pre.i in..ry nork a.Id exhau:
tive eXaluinH ton in crnr.la &c with The re-
of lay he
see a magazine rife If no:.e:n t, be tor-
y ace tie ooso.e >plingte d r tie of tie .ntan-
try ice. compl ted its ia,;,rs during the
last ear and be work Of ,nauutact re is now
in pr gress at the nat oEai ar nor, at ring
tie d. |! is c Mi Ell ly expected tat by t
cad of the current y ar our infantry viii De
supp led with a weap IL equal To at OF TIC
most pr rressNe CRIMES OF the word.
Cllickamauga and Gettysburg.
The work the projected Oh cka uauga
an Chattanooga II ttiunal militia v park h
bee prose- uteI with zeal and juug :nent aud
its opening viii lie ce.ebratei durin. the
coming year. Over nine square mics of tle
Chicnaln1tga hat.!efs id nave b,en acquired.
3 miles of roadway have constructed
and rmanrnt tablets have been rla ell at
many historical points, " lille the invitation
to the states mark the positions of their
troops participating in The lattle has b, ell
very generally acce pied. The work of 10 at
ing and pres.rvin.: the lines of battle at the
Gettysburg l." "ttle1ieid is making sa isfac ory
progress on 'Ae plans directed by the last
congress.
Tie re orts of tie militar aca !e:ny at West
= int and the seyera sch OILS for srecisl in-
sructipn of officers show marked advanc in
education of the army Com nesldab!e
ambition anon its Off ers to excel in the
mi itar lro:e ssioA to lit them>e YES for
tie highest servi:c to II = country under the
supervision OF the adjutant.