The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-03
question of Supplies As Import
ant AS Enemy's Movements.
THE USE OF STRATEGY
. Russian Military Officer an
Interested Spectator.
Only Representative of For
eign Power Present.

Junction City. Kas.. Oct. st was
late Thursday afternoon before the
weary but enthusiastic Kansas mlntla
regiments marched into camp tolloWihs
the maneuvers of the morning, in when
they had taken. such an active anc
creditable part. From Brig. Cen
Hughes to Stub" Quackenbush, order
~ at Col Metcalf's headquarters, there
was a feeling that the Kansas militia
men had been vested with a new dig
nifty They had participated with the
regulars in movements involving the
esta blishment and defense of a line of
outposts, and all the movements were
executed in manner such as to call
praise from all the officers, not only
among the national guard troops, but
from the regulars as well.
The Kansas camp has become pop
ular rendezvous for visitors. Hundreds
u people visited the camp. Among
hose who called to pay their respects
as Lieut. Col. Paspopoff, military at
che of the Russian embassy at WASH
AN on. Col. Paspopoff IS the only rep
&tative Of a foreign power present
he maneuvers. In discussing them
lay he said: 4 enjoy the maneuvers
more, perhaps. than I can say. am
enamored of anything military, and IL
Washington we have nothing of tie
kind. 1 ride to everything that can
see here, and l assure you the maneu-
Vers are most highly instructive. There
are some things about the army OF the
United States that calls for unceaslng
wonder on the part of every foreign
power Before the Acknowledgement
war you had an army scarcely number
ing $4,000. In ninety days you had an
army four times that number, and in
six months an army of half a million.
We wonder how you do it, and how big
an army your country, II 1t was called
upon to do so, could raise. In our cOun-
try we maintain a large standing army,
and have but few outside of the regular
troops that would be available for war
service But 1t seems that every man
In this country can throw aside his Ord1-
nary vocation and become a model sol
der on very short notice. The develop
ment Of the citizen-sOldier is the solu
ton of the problem of how to raise an
immense army on short notice. l see
any number Of men who fought forty
years ago in your big war and again in
the war of 1898. Their enthusiasm is
not exceeded by that of the younger
soldiers" Col. Paspopoff is making ex-
tensive reports of the operations.
The problem for today involves move
ments Of the greatest interest. The ma
tional guard and regular troops will ap-
pear in advance and rear guard move
ments with stimulation of attacks
Forces will assemble near the reserva-
zion pump house, another on what is
nown as the Harvey road, and the
ird on Three Mile creek.
her is an enthusiastic delegation
~ m the national guard troops of Ne
0faska al Camp Root, including Briga-
der General F. H. Barry OF Greeley,
Colonel H. L. Archer Beatrice; Captain
Yoder, commander of a battery, Of Wy
more; Captain Holland of South Omaha
the cavalry and Captain Fremont
ooSs of Fremont. Governor Savage
coming next week.
In the evening Colonel A. L. Wagner.
adjutant general of the department of
the lakes. delivered an. address on
STRATEGY"
1.-The principles of strategy" he said.
fare essentially simple and are based
upon the fact that soldier, the same
as any other man, requires food, cloth
ing and medicine and that in addition
to these wants he must be constantly