Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-02
THE ARMy'S MIMIC WAR
Detail. Of the Fall Maneuvers
at Fort Riley.
ALL ARMS OF SERVICE TO JOIN IN.


aud Twenty-Five square Miies-Bat-
ueneId L. on Historic Ground.
Large Corps of umpires.
The United States army will soon
commence the greatest maneuyers In |
it's history. The maneuvers viii take |
place on the military reservation at
Fort Riley. Kan, and on the farm land
bordering the reservation, says the St
.ouis Globe-Democrat. The movements
OF the troops will be conducted on
larger scale In many ways than they
were last fall. There Will be about
twice as many troops participating In
the maneuvers this year, and their
movements will extend over an area OF
225 square miles instead OF being lin
tied to nineteen square miles, as they
were year ago.
The maneuvers will begin on Oct. 10
and will continue until Oct. 81. They
will be participated in by troops repre-
senting each arm OF the service, and
besides the 1900 troops that are sta
toned regularly at Fort Riley, troops
will come from Jefferson barracks, No.;
Forts Leavenworth. Kan; Sill and Re-
no, Okla; Niobrara and Robinson, Neb.;
Logan, Colo; d. A. Russell, Wyo.;
Douglas, Utah; Smelling, Mimi; Lin
coin, n. D.; Myer, Va, and Keogh.
Mont.
The regular troops that have been
designated to take part in the maneu-
vers are: First battalion Of engineers;
headquarters, band and First and Sec
ond sQuadrons, Fourth cavalry; First
and Third squadrons. Eighth cavalry;
headquarters, band and First and
Third squadrons, Tenth cavalry; the
Sixth, Seventh, Nineteenth, Twentieth,
Twenty-fifth, Twenty eighth and Twen-
ty-ninth batteries of field artillery: the
Sixth, Twenty-secOnd and Twenty
sixth regiments of infantry, with head
quarters and band of each. These
troops will all come from the various
posts In the department of the Nilsson
ri. The Second, Twelfth and Twenty
first regiments of infantry, which are
stationed outside of the department,
will take part, as will the First compa-
ny of instruction. hospital corps, Of
Washington barracks, and signal
corps from Fort Myer, Va. The regular
troops will number over 5000.
Besides the regular troops there will
be an army Of national guard present
as follows: Kansas, one brigade, con-
sisting Of two regiments Of infantry
and two batteries of field artillery;
Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Arkan-
sas, one regiment Of infantry each; Col
orado, one battalion of infantry; Ne
braska, a signal corps u about sixty
men. Nearly 5000 national guards will
participate in the maneuvers, and the
total number of troops in the maneu-
yer division will be close to 1900.
The camp site Of the maneuver divi-
sion last fall has been chosen for the
location of the camp for this years
maneuver division. The camp will be
on the famous Pawnee flats, just east
of the military post. The site IL IA
nous one for the reason that it was
once occupied by town that was the
first capital of the territory of Kansas.
The old state house, rootiess and floor
less and in dilapidated condition. still
, stands, and this fall, when the big
army is encamped about 1t, it will mark
the center Of the great camp.
The new camp site will extend along
the Kansas river for several miles. The
troops will be encamped in regimental
formation, and each one Of these camps
will have its regular system of streets.
The commissary department has al.
ready arranged to supply the troops
with fresh beef, fresh vegetables and
fresh bread every day while they are
encamped on the reservation.
The corps Of umpires that will give
the decisions of the results Of each
days maneuvers has been appointed
by the war department. Colonel Ar.
thur L. Wagner Of the general staff OF
the army and adjutant general Of the
department of the lakes has been ap.
pointed chief umpire. Thirty-three Of.
ficers Of the regular army compose the
corps Of umpires. The corps will be
divided and will occupy different posi-
tons with the contending forces of the
blue and brown armies. In the sham
fights the two armies will not be al
lowed to come any nearer together
than 100 yards. The umpires will note
the points Of advantage one body gains
over the other, and when the maneu
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crossed 80 far as necessary a sigma
will be given by the chief umpire that
all movement and firing cease. The
umpires will then 60 along all the lines
Of the two armies for the purpose OF
making note of the final result. Eacf
evening the decision of that days ma
neuver will be announced. so that thu
regular and national guard officers and
the men Of both organizations may
profit by the days lessons in maneu
vers to follow.
The maneuver problems will include
problems Of attack and defense Of pc
sition in field and fortified position
reconnaissance. advance and rear guart
movements, use of pontoons. building
roads and the convoy of wagon trains
Last fall the troops were given maneu
yer problems each day during the tint
they were at the post, but this year. Ii
order that the officers and men maj
rest. the programme will provide tina
every other day be devoted to depart
ment athletic contests. These field day
exercises will test many qualities nee
essary in actual war. The men WHIT
will participate in these field day
sports will be picked from the winner
Of the monthly field day events at tn,
various posts Of tie department of tn
Missouri.