New-York tribune., 1902-08-21
EXERCISES OF THE ARM \
Roth REGULARS AND STATE TROOPS 10
CAMP AT FORT RILEY.

Washington. Aug. 2o.-An order was lssueu "'
the War Department to-day directing the "'o
blization of a mixed division OF regulars "'''
militia on the large reservation al tor' r"e!'
Kansas Tho regular troops to take part in the
encannpulent and attending manhnNres ai pi'
point comprise the following organizations
First Battalion of Engineers headquarters
band 1st and I'd Squadrons. Attn caNal'S' "p
SQUADRON. Sth Cavalry: 9Th. 1th- 18th 2oth ana
oSth Batteries Field Artillery; headquarters
band and twelve companies 9th United states
Infantry. beadouarters band and twelve com
,e,tas 2od United States Infantry; headquar-
rers band and 18th United States Infantry e1
ceptinS Company L, detachment OF the "is""'
Corps: detachment Of the Hospital corps
Tho Governors of all the States were invited
to send contingent of the various state t"'o'A
to take part in these menoeuvres nut TOT want
Of appropriations and various other causes ie"
of the States found themselves able at lfls id'
sa,e to send troops Arkansas will send one
battalion Of infantry: Kansas two regiments OF
infantry and two batteries of field artillery and
Nebraska two regiments of infantry. NUMBER
or C-o,-ernors Of States have signifed their IN
,sp+ion 70 send officers witness these ma
noruvras and have expressed the hope that they
NAV be able in future years to furnish or
sanizations to take part in such practical WORK
which Will be OF great benefit 10 all parucipat-
ing.
II is expected that President Roose'eit VIII
review the troops in the manpuvres tut the
date OF the review has not been determined
definitely.
The regular contingent of the division will go
into camp at Fort Riley on September ~ ana
will he followed by the State organizations On
September % 1t is intended to continue joint
manueuvres for a period of ten days after the
division is orga nized In order not TO interfere
with the current work OF the various depart
nent headquarters. a special division stan
has been detailed 10 report to Major General
John G Bates who has been assigned to COM
rnand Of the division during the manoeuvres
The BENEFITS 10 be derived from bringing to-
gether regiments brigades and divisions are so
apparent that the War Department has fully
determined upon this policy for the future ManE
of the States have permanent maunuvres for
their national guards during the summer
months and the result has been extremely bene-
Hcial to all those organizations. The regular
army has had an abundance of field service in
the last four years but nearly all the recent
work in the Philippine Islands has been done by
small detachments. frequently mere squads.
There will be no effort TO initiate the great
manpuvres which take place annually in Eu-
rope The government intends to utilize its own
reservations for this work. whereas. in Europe,
the manpuvres practically cover a space as
great as the whole Of New England. With their
long experience in these matters they have be
come able to troops over private property
under some Just and equitable ARRANGEMENT Tor
compensation but in America any attempt TO
do this would be followed by flood of claims
for damages and no such scheme ever could be
carried out.
1t is probable that the nsnpuvres this year
will include instruction in advance and rear
guard patroling passage Of defles, defence OF
convoys marches Of concentration. attack ana
defence Of positions. use Of pontoon bridges. ana
combined work by three arms of the service.
The following officers have been assigned 10
duty on the staff of General Bates. and have
been directed to report at Fort Riley not later
than September 20:
Major J. ". McCernand cavalry. adjutant
general: Lieutenant Colonel S G Mills, tnspcc-
tor general; Captain G. 3. Baker, chief quarter
master: Captain II. J. Gallagher. chief commits
sary; Lieutenant Colonel John Van X. Hon.
chief surgeon. and Major u T. ScrlVen. ch'ei
signal officer.