The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-14
COMING MANEUvERS
BATES PREPARES PLANS FOR
 MILITARY PRACTICE.
At Fort Riley, Kan, the Actual Con- dition of War win be. simul-
 atea--Instyuetion for the
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7 Washington Aug. -fspsciai. Rec 9onainenda tlens for the Joint naaneuvere of the Fexvlaf army and the militia oreani- zatioffsi Of the various States have been General John c. Bates, commanding the Military Department of the Lakes. The rnaTleuvers at West Point, Ky, will take place between September % and October IS. These at Fort Riley, Kas., will begin on October .1s and continue for ten days.
 In the opinion of the officials of the War Department the annual military maneuvers for the regulars and militia will do more to improve the efficiency of the, army of the United States and to prepare the country for war than any other. detail of army instructions It is proposed that the militia troops which participate in the naneuvers planned for this autumn, be given an opportunity to learn all that 1t is in the power of the best military experts in the regular army to teach them. 4E
 General Bates has informed the War Department that the following troops will participate in the maneuvers at West Point. Ky: Wisconsin, one regiment of infantry: Michigan. three regiments and one battalion of infantry; Indiana. three. regiments and one battalion of infantry: Kentucky. two regiments of infantry. Two regiments of regular infantry, three batteries of regular artillery and twenty troops Of regular cavalry including the entire regular garrisons of engineers and signal corrs men will be engaged in the nnanetvers &s
 The largest maneuvers to be held this autumn will be at Fort Riley where it is the intention to simulate the actual con. ditions of war as closely as possible. Reg Iilars and mjlitiarien will engage in mimic combat on what would be an ideal field for battle: cavalry will charge. infantry organisations and artillery will defend ss- lected positions against superior forces of infantry.
 General Bates has made an extended re-, port to the War Department in reference to the Fort Riley maneuvers, which he Win probably command in person. It Is purposed to have regiments of militia from Kansas. Missouri, Arkansas. Ne- braska and Iowa besides all of the regu- lar troops stationed at the large posts of Fort Leavenworth. Fort Riley and Fort Reno. In addition to all these troops General Bates has recommended with the approval of Secretary of War Root, that three regiments of regular infantry be detailed for service at the Fort Riley maneuvers.
 The purpose of these maneuvers Is to give the regulars and organized militia troops practice and actual war conditions at least once year. Some of the most prominent officers of the army will at- tend the Fort Riley and West Point, Ky, military maneuvers. It has been sug- gested that Lieutenant General Samuel B. M. Young. the new commanding general of the army, attend one of the maneuvers with the officers of the general stan corps. Reports have been received at the War Department which show that great interest in the coming maneuvers ts be- ing take by the National Guard troops which are scheduled to participate.
 Special interest will be taken in the mimic battle which it is expected will last three days. Practice will be given the troops In bridge building. in the use of the new magazine rife which is now be- ing issued to the militia and in the va- rious formations adopted by the regular army for use in the event of war.
 R. H. Watkins