The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-17
ROUGH RIDER SCHOOL
To be Organized as a Step in
Advance Tactics.
ONE MILLION WILD ACRES
In Colorado Will Be the Mill
tary Academy.

Guthrie. o. T. April ia circular has
been issued from New York city which
viii be OF interest TO Oklahoma II an
nounces the plan OF a national Rough
Riders military encampment and reads:
a movement indicative OF the present
spirit OF progress in military affairs. the
outcome Of the pressing need for newer
and more efficient methods of warfare
| than those devised by the leaders Of the
old regiment. has just assumed concrete
form in the way Of an organization
known as the National Rough Rider Nil
itary Encampment of Colorado.
Mobility is the secreat of al modern
strategy. Within the next ten years Ave
Fights of all European armies will con-
sist Of mounted infantry. cavalry and
: artillery. America has never been tim
orous in violating the cowardly canon of
compromise with facts which say:
! BE not the first BY whom the new is
tried.
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside
We are always first in rational innoya-
/ ton and first to discard the obsolete.
The National Rough Rider Military En-
campment will perform a national duty
| in training young men in those ideas OF
modern warfare which must prevail in the
future. Strategy has been revolution
lied by the exploits of mounted infantry
just as absolutely as naval warfare was
monitor. The rifle and thetvss-E hi-ww
I r-av- ,11v-f 49,
monitor. The rifle and the revolver have
taken the place of the sword and, prac-
| taken the place of the sword, and, prac-
tically, of the lance, even in pursuit.
The disappearance Of the sword is very
| remarkable. although the necessary re-
suit of the fact that combatants very
rarely come to close quarters The ma
chimes of death today bring down the
great battles of a century ago almost 70
the level of the Homeric fights America
will take the lead in reducing all mill
tary methods to scientific perfection.
They will appreciate the lesson taught TO
the world in the Anklo-Boer war, that
frontal attacks are suicidal; and that the
problem to be solved in the future is not
so much the invention of new weapons
soldiers can carry their commlssariat
upon their persons and thus eliminate
the necessity Of wheel transport
The organization which marks an epoch
in the military world for the purpose Of
training young men in all the tactics per-
tanning TO that ranch of modern war
! fare which makes of the mounted SOL
der an efficient instrument Of war. In
other words, the Rough Rider Military
Encampment exists for the purpose of
enabling young men between the ages Of
II and p to become skilled in the tactics
which are proving successful today and
which are shown in the advantage pos
sessed by the cowboys and Indians over
the man trained in the ranks. better fits
a man for Independent and fearless &C
ton in time of danger
The movement is not only significant
in that new methods in rough riding.
scouting. trailing. reading signals etc,
are to be taught. but many innovations
and theories in the arts of I'D TO date
warfare. which traditions OF the United
States army prevent it from adopt!n az
present, will be tried and If their su-
periority over the old be demonstrated
they will in all probability be adopted
later by the regular army. In short, the
new encampment IS practically a train
ing ground or experimental school for
new ideas in military tactics, discipline
equipment and other matters pertaining
TO the up to date methods Of warfare.
The encamDment will be inaugurated
in June in Shenandoah Valley. Colorado
Governor Charles s. Thomas Of Colorado
IS the official head. and General z. V
Sumner Of the United States cavalry IS
the military head OF the new organ.za-
ton. Associated with them as a board
Of governors are General Hale. L. s. Y:
Colonel S. K. Hooper OF Denver. David
II Mofat. Denver. and c. D. Gurley Of
New York
The state Of Colorado has generously
contributed one million acres % land 10
be used for the encamDment. This land
Is located IN the Shenandoah Valley, 20
miles from Denver IN one II the most
wildly beautiful parts OF the state To
give the men the advantage of riding,
dogxzbwsl ngo.he frfrfr frfrfr frfrf rfrr
trailing and scouting On al the kinds o.
land. under al circumstance. a conunu-
Gus camp viii be formed the entire
length OF this field during the year The
immense distance viii also be utf eel
in developing the new signal system q
wireless teieEra ply.
The cooperation % the var depart
ment and the services 4 non-c7mr7is-
stoned officers have been secured. The
young men xiii be permitted 20 lin ~
regular enlistment. They VIII BE- sworn
70 serve one year the tlr1e required FOR
The ,rzlning Each man viii be supplied
with q horse, equipment clothing for
.h- entire year ratious and instructions
in al the matters referred 70 above. Ar
engagements have been made vita the
government - supply the eacamgrnsnt
w!.z 7a-9ns 81 the same rate as that
rass By the regular army = this way
+ ths \ r-lnaI Fee. which barely covers
ne outlay. made zcssib.e
The @-czrornaa vii have scco rnr,1fa-
,seas f3- 5F3 men Fifteen hundred Eaea
have aIready enlisted a-d appicz.iaHs
ara be.ng received each day from al
paris of ire country and even from
England Over - Applications have oeea
received from Loza7n
Many Applications have come from tire
g-s &,asinx classes o. Harvard ard YALE
universities agas-ary G.ac11liaa VIII -
enforced - preserve good order. b1st