New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-01
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FORTHE KAISER MANGUVRES
AN ARMY OF $4,000 MEN TO TAKE PART
IN MIMIC WAR

cprAr PREPARATIONS IN BERLIN FOR SEDAN
p.v-srARcI4ING FOR A LOST WILL SAID
TO HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED BY
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
HoENsBRoECH WEBS
Berlin. Aug a.-The importance and magnitude OIL
the forthcoming great autumn manoeuVres' called
the "Kaiser manoeuvres," because OF the clreum-
stance that the Kaiser in person attends them ana
reviews the troops participating. are made clear by
a. plain statement OF figures. The South Army, ad-
vancing from the south and southeast Is composer
of the Third Army Corps and the Imperial Guards
the latter with It's ordinary reserve strength bat
talions or quarter -battalions as they are termed
filled ND to full battalions. the Imperial GUARDS
numbering therefore nine regiments OF infantry Oh
four battalions each. or thrty-sx battaiions OF IN
fantry one OF rife guards, one OF chasseurs eien'
regiments of cavalry two regiments OF field artii-
,erv and one battalion each OF engineers ana COM
missarat.
The Third Army Corps leaving It's skeleton quar-
ter-battalions IN the garrlsons VIII NUMBER eish'
regiments of infantry Of three battahohs each Ut
twenty-four battaons of Infantry one DAtta'io" Vi
chasseurs four regiments of cavalry ana TWO Oh
field artillery and the single battalion each OF eli"
gineers and commissariat The total strength OF
a.. co,,h Army amounts therefore, to sixty bat
,ons ~ infantry and three OF rifles and chasseurs
twelve cavalry regiments. four artillery regiments
and two battalions each Of engineers ana coh'iN's
sariat ..
The North Army, marching from the east, norm
and northwest Is composed Of the Second and Ninth
ARMY corps. The Second Army Corps VIII hu'iioer
eight regiments organized Ike the GUARDS oi iou'
ha,ta,ions each of thirty-two bataons OF mIah'iy,
four regiments f cavalry, two regiments OIL heia
artillery and single battalions OF engineers an.
commissarat The Ninth Army corps - compose
OF eight regiments. each consisting OIL me i-
battalions and skeleton battahoH' u"e az, =,
the much-discussed 4th Battalion This am'uh's ~
,uontv-four fun battalions and eight skeletons, III
odd,ion IN which the corps has a cAa'seur p''-
talon four regiments OF cavalry TWO u He'' a
tnlerv and a battalion each OF engineers anu 'o'
missariat The North Army VIII there'oie no
rrega;e hfty-sx battaons and eight sHeie'on oa
italians Of infantry and Of chasseurs' eisht ies
ments OF cavalry and four OF heh ar''l'ei'' az"
the two battalions each OF engineers anu va"
missariat. 30
To this great force are be added two regiments
Of railway troops and battalion OF pai'oo"I-S
The total number OF troops TO be eathereu ' w.,
autumn's Kaiser manoeuvres Is thereiole a"
lows; Infantry one hundred and sixteen pa''"''o''
and eight skeleton battalions; rifles ana chasseu >,
four hattalions: cavalry twenty reSimeh's' neiu
artillery eight regiments: engineers. foUr Dat
lions: commissariat, four pattai.o's' '"'
troops, two regiments and baHoohers' ',o 20
talon This will give force or ABOUT sopVv mem
peceS OF artillery anu lOop HoiHNN- 49,
original IDEA TO Guido in numbers the famous
Guns manoevres under Emperor Francis Joseph III
Hungary had to be abandoned because OF the great
cost involved II, !.
An important part in the manoeuVres VIII "e
r,.yod hy thu little RAINBOW River, which for most
Of its course. forms the boundary between Pom
erania and Uckermark. While OF itself an eA-
ceedingly unmporiant stream for miles win itS
tributaries 1t spreads over wide areas OF sWainps,
forrnine broad ponds, which extend for distance
OF ffty Kilometres. only two hggnrppa13 S tn IL
across these swamps. all other pains belns III,
passable except for pedestrians Inc TWO hlsn
roads are twenty kilometres apart, me nor,heIh
one ar Iockwitz and the southerly one at Schmolln
Under these circumstances the engineers. pom,
TONERS and sappers Will have very d4ihcut anu
heavy task to make the necessary ROADS TOT ,ne
movement OF troops, especially 10 provide ways LOT
cavalry marches and for the advance OF artlilefy'
The so-ca.ed Streithofer Damn. running from
Raeemuhl 10 Streighof, has been widened 10 ADMIT
the massage OF single hOrsemen. but must be lur-
Their extended In width to let artillery across, Inc
SfeftIn- Pasewalk Railway line crosses at l.ockwitz
where the most interesting scenes OF the ma
noeuvres will take place.