The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-29
THE ARMY'S MIMIC WAR
Details Of the Fail Maneuvers
at Fort Riley.
ALL ARMS OF SERVICE TO JOIN IN.

Movements of the Troops VIII Ex-
tend over an Area OF Two Hundred
and Twenty-Five square aIiIes-Bat-
tIeaeId Is on historic Ground.
Large Corps Of umpires.
The United States army viii soon
commence the greatest maneuvers in
its history. The maneuyers VIII take
place on the military reservation at
Fort Riley, kan, and on the farm land
bordering the reservation, says the ST.
Louis Giobe-D Democrat. The movements
Of the troops VIII be conducted on
larger scale in many ways than they
were last fall There will be about
twice as may 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
We're a year ago.
The maneuvers viii begin on Oct 16
and Will continue until Oct o. 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
viii come from Jefferson barracks, Mo-;
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.
Thy 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 Tween
ty-ninth batteries of field artillery; the
Sixth, Twenty-second and Twenty
sixth regiments Of infantry, with head
I quarters and band Of each. These
troops win all come from the various
| posts In the department Of the Nilsson
RI. The Second, Twelfth and Twenty
drst 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 viii 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
I braska, signal corps of about sixty
men, Nearly 5000 national guards viii
I participate in the maneuvers, and the
total number Of troops in the maneu-
yer division VIII be close to 1900.
The camp site Of the maneuver diyi-
sion last fall has been chosen for the
location OF the camp for this years
maneuver division The camp viii be
on the famous Pawnee flats, just east
Of the military post. The site is a fa-
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, roOfess and floor
less and in a dilapidated condition, still
stands. and this fall, when the big
army is encamped about il, it will mark
the center of the great camp.
The new camp site viii extend along
the Kansas river for several miles. The
troops win be encamped in regimental
formation. and each one Of these camps
viii 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 maneuyers 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 APP
pointed chief umpire. Thirty-three Of
ficers of the regular army compose the
corps of urupires. The corps will be
divided and viii occupy different posi-
tons with the contending forces Of the
blue and brown armies. In the sham
fights the two armies will not be all
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-
yer has been worked out and has pro-
crossed so far as necessary a signal
viii 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. Each
evening the decision of that days ma
neuyer will be announced, so that the
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 po-
sition in field and fortified position,
reconnaissance, advance and rear guard
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 time