The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-17
Companies of Regulars
and Eleven Regiments of state
Militia to BE at Westpoint, Ky.
PLANS OF WAR DEPARTMENT
GENERAL JOHN c. BATES TO BE THE
COMMANDING OFFICER.
Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ken
lucky, Ohio and Michigan to
Be Represented.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 16.-Orders
were issued at the War Department to-day
providing for interstate maneuvers at
Westpoint, KY, in accordance with the law
passed at the last session of Congress. The
guard organizations of Indiana, Wisconsin,
Illinois and Kentucky will participate in
the encampment, which will take place in
October. The maneuvers will last ten days.
All Of the States. according to advices re-
ceived at the department, except Ohio and
Michigan, will send the full strength of
their guard organizations TO westpoint.
Ohio has waived the interstate encamp-
ment and will send only one regiment The
Governor of Michigan notified the depart
ment last week that if Secretary Root did
not reach conclusion by the 18th (yester-
day., relative to the interstate maneuvers
that the State would not participate. The
officials here, however, expressed the belief
that Michigan will reconsider and that the
organization from that State will be sent
to Westpoint.
Thrty-five companies of regular troops
and eleven regiments of the National Guard
will be the strength OF the encampment.
The maneuvers will cost the government
about $l35.OO0 and the money will be taken
from the appropriation of s1O0,0000O0 made
available by the last Congress
Great interest is manifested by Secretary
Root and other department officials in the
forthcoming maneuvers. definite plan of
action has been prepared by the general
staff and IT was to-day approved by the
secretary of war, after which he issued for
NAL orders. General Bates will be the COM
handing officer. The Eastern troops will
be sent to Portland, Me-, and those from
the Southwest to Fort Riley. Secretary
Root believes that the joint maneuvers be-
tween the regulars and the militia will be
of inestimable value to both Of them. The
militia will rendezvous at some convenient
location with good transportation facilities
and will be taken in special trains at gov
eminent expense to the encampment on
schedules which will insure their arrival
simultaneously with the arrival of troops
from other States.
of the work in the Quartermaster and COM
missary departments that would accom-
pany the mobilization of force for actual
warfare. The experience in the Spanish
war in handling volunteer troops was that
the create handicap arose from the in
ability of the militiamen to care for them
selves properly in the field. The enlisted
men kill some valuable object lessons
in this connection by being encamped with
the regulars. many OF whom have seen
active campaigning in Cuba our insular
possessions, and who will be able to teach
the citizen soldiers many valuable tricks
in organizing a camp preserving ii in a
sanitary condition and caring for their own
persons In the field.
der the command of their own officers, but
these officers will, of course, receive orders
from the general field officer of the regular
on an equal footing with the schools for
officers of the regulars and will get the
advantage of their technical military train
perience will be good one for the regular
army officers in that they will be given
opportunity to handle much larger body
of men at the interstate maneuvers than
they would under ordinary conditions in
time Of peace.
Consul Diedrich, at Bremen, in a special
report to the State Department, cites an in
stance of rigor Of the new meat inspec-
ton law Of Germany. A German firm i'm
ported twenty barrels of pork livers from
New York for which he was charged s102
to cover the various examination fees In
addition, the firm had to pay In duties and
other penalties something like s120, maxi
ing the cost OF importing the pork 1924 or
more than 30 per cent. of the original cost
Of the goods, which was STA. This case"
says the consul, gained considerable no.
toriety and was brought to the attention
of the proper department at Berlin. It
was hoped that the authorities there would
order a reduction of the charges for en-
tering these livers, which, as a preca ution-
airy, had been boiled before shipment, so as
to remove any objection. However, the
secretary of the interior decided a few
days ago that inasmuch these livers
weighed less than four Kilograms (ss2
pounds), section Of the second chapter Of
the new law absolutely prohibited their
importation into Germany"
Proceedings will soon be instituted
against certain monopolistic corporations
engaged in interstate trade. The Bureau Of
Corporations is cooperating with the De-
partment of Justice. Suits similar to that
which was recently terminated I'm the United
States Court at Chicago, by which de-
cision was secured dissolving an unlawful
coal combine, to be brought. 1t was
stated at the Department of Justice about
five weeks ago that evidence was being
gathered against several trusts whose op-
erations were known to be in violation of
the law. Owing to the reticence that is dis
played by Commissioners OF Corporations
Garfield and Judge Day il is impossible 10
learn TO what extent the newly established
Bureau of Corporations is assisting in the
collection of evidence.
A large number of letters and petitions
have been received at the depar tment from
persons alleging that certain corporations
were violating the federal antitrust laws
Nothing has been done toward investieat-
ing these statements. Commissioner Gar
field says. beyond acknowledging the letters
of complaint. Mr. Garfield declines to say
what his bureau is doing. and has no idea
yet when he viii be prepared to submit a
report of his operations TO the President
The manufacture of pianos in Germany
has reached state of perfection attained
by no other nation according 10 a recent
report to the State Department. Admitting
that in other countries particular firms
produce instruments which in every
respect are equal 10 the best German make.
1t is claimed that as industry. consider
ing the number of factories and the high
exports TO nearly every country in the
world, the manufacturers of the German
empire are long distance in advance of
all their rivals. In spite of the enormous
sale OF pianos every year within the limits
of the empire, the manufacturers are de-
tries for the sale of fully one-half of the
number produced. The success OF the Ger
man pianos Is due to the fact that they
are cheap, comparatively speaking. Two
hundred and fifty dollars will buy a very
fine upright piano there The construction
is always apace with the latest art designs
special attention being paid TO the wood
work. they not only present an elegant ap-
| pearance. bit are solid and durable. There
manufacture 5000 instruments annually
| There are some 265 factories for the manu-
| fact are of church organs in Germany. The
| greater number are small esfa bishments