The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-12-06

that the time is .a,i approaching when there
should be a ~reorganiZat. on Of our army ON the
lines Of The present he, essitie of the country.
This change cOntemplates neither increase IN
number nor added expense, but n redfstriDu.
ton OF the force and an encouragement OF
measures tending to greater EFF iency among
the mea and mp rOvement Of the service
The adoption Of battalion formal .ons for in
fantry re-imeI.ts. the strengthening of the
artillery force, The abandonment of sinai IeT
and unnecessary posts anu the massing of the
troops al important and accessible stations all
army.
Coast Defenses.
1t il IA flynn tn t that we nav. begun
TO attain complex ,u Is in the compr, hen-
sivc scai-Ine of SEA cast def use and fortiti-
cation entered upon ii ut ears ago. 4 larse
sum has cen already expende , but the cost
of n,aintend nee wt.l be lnronsider ay Il rs
com pare with the eXp Hsn Of co IstfuctiOn,
and ordnance. At the end of the currsn cal
endar year tue war de- artment will have nine
l.-inch guns. - ltLinch and ~ ,-ineh Guns
reatiy to be mounted on gun lifts and car.
riages and : l.-inrh mortars. in addition To
the product of the army -un factory
now complete al Waterviiet, the government
has contracted with private PARTIES Tor the
purchase of l0 guns of tuese caiibres. the
iirsI of which should be delivered to the de-
for test iefore Juiy /. 1894. The
IldIiulaGtuTc VI ltdNy OTuiIltIltt Keeps pace
with current needs; but to render these gnns
available for the purposes they are desig ned
to meet, emplacements must be prepared for
thea. Progress has been made in this direc-
ton, and il is d desirable that congre.s by ade-
quate appropriations should provide for the
uninterrup, ed prosecution of this necessary
work.
Infantry Equipment.
After much preli .inary work and exhaus-
tive examination in accordance with the re-
quireinents OF law. the boar appointed to
select IA magazine rifle Of modern type To r +.
place the Obsolete springfield rife of the infan-
try service. compl ted its labors during the
last year. and the work of manufacture is now
in progress at the national armory at >pring-
fed. Ii is c nfinently expected that by the
end OF the current y. ar our infantry will be
supplied with a Weapon equal to tat of the
most progressive armies of the world.
Chickamauga and Gettysburg.
The work on the projected C~hickamauga
and Chattanooga national military park has
been prosecuted with zeal and judgment, and
its opening will be celebrated during the
coming year. Over nine square miles Of the
Chickamauga battlefield have been acquired,
u miles of roadway have Teen constructed
and permanent tablets have been placed at
many historical points, while the invitation
to the states to mark the positions of their
troops participating in the battle has been
NCis schCAeh9 pbSus IL "OTh VI lOtdl.
ing and preserving the lines of battle at the
Gettysburg battlefield is making satisfactory
progress on the plans directed by the last
congress.
The reports Of the military academy at West
Point and the several schools for special in
struction of officers show marked advance in
education of the army and a commendable
ambition among its officers to excel in the
mi itary profession anu to 1T themselves for
the highest service to the country under the
supervision of the adjutant.