Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-21
PRACTICE AT FORT RILEY
Nebraska to Send Two Regiments to
Take Part in work mt
the Fort.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-An order was
Issued at the War department today direct
ing the mobilization of a mixad division
Of regulars and militia, on the large reser-
walton at Fort Riley, Kan. The regular
troops to participate in the encampment and
attending maneuvers at that point COM
prise the following organizations:
First battalion OF, Engineers and head
quarters band; First and Second squadrons,
Fourth cavalry Third squadron, Eighth
cavalry; Sixth, Seventh, Nineteenth, Tween
tieth and Twenty eighth batteries Field
artillery; headquarters band and twelve
companies, Sixth United States infantry;
headquarters band and twelve companies,
Twenty-seGond United States infantry;
headquarters band and Eighteenth United
States infantry, excepting Company Ii; de-
tachment of the Signal corps; detachment
of the Hospital corps.
The governors of all the states were in
vited to send a contingent of the various
state forces to participate in these maneuv-
ers, but for want Of appropriations and
various other causes. very few of the states
found themselves able at this late date
to participate.
Arkansas will send one battalion Of In
fantry, Kansas two regiments of Infantry
and two. batteries of field artillery, and
Nebraska two regiments Of infantry. A
numbers of governors Of states have sig
nihed their intention to send officers to
witness the m~aneuvers and have expressed
the hope that they may be able, in future
years, to furnish organizations to take part
In such practical work, which will be Of
great benefit to all participating.
1t is expected that President Roosevelt
will review the troops participating in the
maneuvers, but the date Of the review has
not been determined definitely.
The regular contingent Of the division
will go into cam at Fort Riley September
20 and will be followed by the state or
CARNATIONS September 20. 1t is intended
to continue Joint maneuvers for a period
Of ten days after the division is organized.
In order not to interfere with the current
work OF the various department h~eadquar-
tiers a special division stan has been de-
tailed to report to Major General John G..
Bates, who has~been assigned to the COM
mand OF the division during the m~aneuvers.
The benefits to be derived from bringing
together regiments, brigades and divisions
is so apparent hat the War department
has fully determined upon this policy for
the future. Many of the states have per-
manent maneuvers for their national
guards during the summer months, and the
result has been extremely beneficial to all
those organizations. The regular army
has had an abundance Of field service dur
ing the past four years, but nearly all the
recent work in the Philippine islands has
been done by small detachments, fire.
quently mere squads.
It is probable that the maneuvers for
this year will include instruction in ad-
vance and rear guard patrolling,. passage
OF ,dehles, defense of conveys, marches
Of concentration, attack and defense Of po-
sitions, use OF pontoon bridges and COM
blned maneuvers OF the three arms.
The following officers have been assigned
to duty on the stan of General Bates and
have been directed to report at Fort Riley
not later than September 20: Major ]. w.
McClernand, cavalry, adiutant generals
Lieutenant Colonel s. C. Mills, inspector
general; Captain c. B. Baker. chief quar-
termaster; Captain H. j. Gallagher, chief
commissary; Lieutenant Colonel John Van
r. Hof. chief surgeon. and Major C. p.
SERVER, chief signal oficer.