The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-06
WAY TO BE 4 NEW SOLDIER
New Manuel for Drilling in the united
States Infantry.

| New Manuel for Drilling IN the Ohi1eo
| States Infantry.
| Washington, Sep. 5.-Every officer
| and man of the regular army, national
| guard, cadet schools, and local militia
ry organizations throughout the coun-
| try, as well as the whole of the parade
! loving public, will be interested TO
| learn of the many changes which have
just been made in the infantry manu-
al of arms by the tactical board now
sitting Al the war department.
| Copies Of the new manuel are as
| scarce as hens teeth, even among ar
my officers, on account of recent ieSis-
| lation curtailing publications OF the
war department. Many months, there
| fore, will elapse before military men
will be able to obtain official books OF
! instruction.
While the new manual is prescribed
| for the new magazine rife. caHbre 80,
| the last paragraph, as printed. places
! it within the option Of commanding Of
| ficers of companies not belonging to
! the regular army to apply II to the
! Springfield rife, calibre As, which Ia
| Ter is now used by the militia and 9TH
| CIR local organizations.
The principal modification is the ell
| in1ina ton of carry" the time honored
evolution which has been authorized
er since Baron Steuben first instructed
Washington's army in the crude sci
ence Of warfare.
The carry" is rendered impossible
by the construction of the new maya
zine rife, which is equipped with a
long bolt, by which the magazine is
locked, projecting on the right or out
er face.
QUICK MOVEMENTS.
The second conspicuous modification
IS that every movement in the manual
can be made from every other. Accord
ing to the present manual the butt OF
the rife is an inch TO the rear and two
inches to the right Of the right shoe.
In the new manual the toe of the butt
is on line with and touches the toe
Of the right shoe.
present from "order'' is the next
new movement, both positions being
substantially the same at present. OR
DER is likewise taken from present
as is also order" from port" port
from present" and present" from
port"
Right SHOULDER from order" in
PRODUCES new position of the piece,
which is carried into all subsequent
movements of a like character-viz:
port" From this position it is car
ried to fright shoulder when. instead
of being placed on the shoulder. as at
present, with the breech-block up, it is
placed at slope" The order from
fright shoulder right shoulder from
port" port from fright shoulder"
present from fright shoulder" and
right shoulder" from present" follow
the line laid down above, the port
being interposed in every instance
THE NEW SALUTE.
Since there is no longer such a posi-
ton as carry the salute now made
at right shoulder by bringing the
left hand smartiy to the small of the
stock. Provision is also made for the
rife salute from ORDERS" by carry
ing the left hand smartly to the right
side. the forearm being horizontal
so that it Will strike not far from the up
per band.
A slight change is also made in fix
ing and unfixing bayonets Instead of
as now, carrying the piece to the left
side. the soldier. standing at an order,
executes parade rest" grasps handle
Of bayonet with right hand and fixes
or unfiXes it. Charge bayonet is also
executed from port" fright shoulder"
or present" and after each movement
the soldier can resume the original po-
sition
The position of the piece to be used
without cadene are trail" cleft Shout
der" sling" and secure" The piece
is brought to an order when hating
at right shoulder left shoulder"
trail and port The execution Of
order" begins immediately after halt
ing, instead os simultaneously with it,
as at present.
The elimination of Garry" and the
substitution of fright shoulder as the
normal position of the piece cause
some peculiarities: In all ceremonies,
formation of battallions. regiments,
etc, arms are presented from order
instead of, as now, from carry" At
reviews they are returned from the
present" to the "order" To secure
uniformity between officers and men,
the regulations are amended so as to
permit an officer to come to a ''pre-
sent" from an "order," and to return
10 order" from present with his
sword
GUARD DUTY MANUAL CHANGED
For obvious reasons the manual of
guard duty has been changed So as to
/ harmonic with the new manual of
arms. The carry wherever used in
the present manual of guard duty. is
struck out, and the order or right
shoulder" substituted The old salute
/ by SentinelS on post. G., by facing
outward and presenting arms has been
, restored. The sentinel halts. brings
his rife 70 right shoulder" If not al
ready there. then to present"
The fact that this new manual was
| issued in advance Of the drill regu-
lations seems to imply that the compile
ton of the work will not he realized
for considerable time. Army officers
find it difficult to anticipate the mate
rial changes which Will appear in the
remaining part of the regulations They
are mostly Of the opinion. however.
that General RuSer viii recommend
the revocation of the present interval
between files, and that the distance be-
tween ranks and facing distance will
be increased 10 thirty or thirty-siX in
cheS
1t is further rumored that many OF
the eVolUtiouS reSCribe1 for platoons
companies and battallions viii be elm
/ mated. on the ground of superfluity
Beyond this il * not expected that any
! radical changes viii be made in close
order movements. Although nothing
/ * absolutely known as To the inten-
/ tons Of General Ruger regarding Skin
+ Ilish or extended order movements. il
I IS generally believed that they will
/ undergo 50 radical a change as TO prac
I uc2lY amount 10 4 new system. Il is
/ well-hnown that General Ruger does
! not favor either Upton's skirmiSh sys-
TEN or that laid down by the late Reg
| ulations board. But whether he pro-
! poses 70 adopt the English system or
| that at present in use by continental
| European powers has not yet been
| guessed with confidence
As whole, army officers employed
! here at headquarters express them
! selves As pleased with the SIMPLICITY
and pracUc2bility 81 the new manual
! Gernlany's manual IS looked upon by
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