The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-22
The FORT RILEY MANGUVRES.
Gen. CARTER TELLS now THEY
HELPED the ARMY.
Practical work Was Very Instructive-Thr
Need Here IL Drill for the Rank anu
Ftie Rather Than school for Onlcers
No Attempt at sham Battle.

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WASHINGTON o'' II brig -'"h' VIII
Jam I. carter a"niH Adjn'ah'-'en'rai "'
thc army ha- Jhs' returned from vac west
IL" VISITED the ''eheral SerNh" ana otal
'o''H' Nv r"r' h'aNeh""''h anu a'''i'o'N
'h, nliiIarN fhahHuNies on 'h' r'Ser'a'iof'
AZ r"r' hieS' NAN
~" ''i ass '''''u 'o' w "l"i "'''ee
consisted 81 hattaIion OF ~ glneers,
brigade composed Of three regiments OF
infantry, n brigade of infantry of the Ma
,ioral Guard ~ ia. Stat, Of Ka,saa
-, y, ..,.,a. IL, H.; Ia,,-.,.
~ o'A ''
OF ii'io ai'lH'ry oi 'i' h''Suiat army TWO
batteries of the Kansas National Guard,
separate battalion of Colorado infantry
and n datacbnap, from, IN, Uosrital Corps
.nI Si,,,oi 60. ., ,ha pao,,ar ,r,,1y
a o. '"''"'' UPS VI '"' ""' "'"'y
Inc mar elNrsr wer" attended ny large
representation OF National Guard oHlcers
from various States
The c,,ire scheme of r,arouvres COM
t, ..-...-.. 4! a., .,
.'in' "',' uN ''o' Va "c,' oi''i a''V"o'
nl'oiNlhS WORK from 'hat OF the sliipes'
outpost and patrol duty up To and including
the battle mar Quvres Of a division The
opuort IN tic. afforded for corhirad onera-
-, It,, -. -,
''o''7 VI ''c ''''oue az ms eN'eeue' ''oee Va
any 'H'dilDliieht enl'" the cIoee OF Inc
iNH war. DuifS the recent wal WIN
Spain the volunteers were assembled in
larry. canns bu, far uant of urel;r,ir,ry
!, ~
"'9 ''' p'aI' 'N""V W s. ,i''
CLASS ol INSTRUCTION winch opldiieu curing
these recent maLplvrcs.
Owing TO widely seuaratod posts, with
oomrara,iyelv small yarrisons tho Roglar
- ,tI 0 So
army mas ilau itt'le oiiortui'ly III the pasl
10 "uIh IVRetheI' ms couioheu "oik
- absolu'ely Necessary III ofder tha' inc
,ieoiles tNu'eu III tIthe Oh PEACE may
ne pun mo Piaclis applicatloii' ana
.ilIl eaci amy may itaih ho' p'i.f 's owl
PoNtio pu' 'ile H'"i'a''ou9 VI we o'He'
arms OF the service.
lhtre was no seInblance OF sham battie
| during the inannurreH at Fort Rlley az me
rules governing the operations FORBADE
any ming AZ snort range, Inc geieIal
theory on when all the problems we're based
i that tho full value Of these manGuNes
= obtained when the stategic development
for active cont al has been completed: II
remains Tor the umpireS To decide whether
or not manPuNre has been successful
| These rules, together with the use OF smoke
less powder. have completely eliminated
| the theatrical effect which l. usually sup
posed To- characterize operations of this sort
There wa no opportunity during the
war with Spain and the sui seqUcnt engage
men,s in The Philippines 10 test the value
Of many theories concerning modern war
between civilized comlatants The regu-
lar army al the present time. however.
is particularly fortunate, in having n very
large proportiou of it, officers evperien ced
in minor warfare TO an unusual degree
The general consensus Of opinion re-
sritine from the recent operations is that
no effort should be made in this country TO
| simulate the marnlvres of large bodies
of troops such as prevail in Germany