Evening star., 1903-07-17
PLANS FOR MANEUVERS
WEST POINT, KY, AND FORT
RILEY, KAN, SELECTED.
Recommendations Of Gen. Bates Ap-
proved by the Secretary of War
State Troops to Participate.

The Secretary Of War has decided to
have maneuvers at West Point. KY, and
Fort Riley. Kan. this year.
The suggestions and recommendations
contained in reports Of the first division,
provisional general staff. are approved by
him. These suggestions and recommended
tions are as follows:
That in the departments OF California
Columbia. Dakota. Colorado. Texas ana
east not joint maneuvers be held.
Department of the Lakes-That the plans
of Major General a. E. Bates. commanding
the department OF the lakes, for COM
bined maneuvers at West Point. KY. be
approved The plans recommended py
Gen. Bates are as follows: That the ma
neuvers be held in October. and that inc
following troops take part: From WlScon-
sin, one regiment of infantry; from Mlchl-
gan, three regiments of infantry; from In
diana, three regiments OF infantry and one
battery of artillery; from Kentucky. Two
regiments of infantry and three batteries
of light artillery, making ABOUT o'o"o oi!i-
GERS and men. The regular regiments 10
compose twenty-five companies of infantry
two troops of cavalry and two field bat
teries.
The site of the maneuvers at West Point.
KY, Is tract of about H,oD acres OF
land, twenty-five miles west from Louis
Vile, the Illinois Central railroad. thlS
being one of the sites reported to congress
In the Secretary of Wars report TOR lyoA
as being available for camp site lor
Joint maneuvers. This land is offered free
to the government for these maneuvers.
but the general staff recommend that 1t be
leased at a cost of not exceeding 81 per
acre; this payment and the occupation OF
the site to be conditioned upon the owner
Of the land giving to the United States
full release in advance for all actual dam
ages of any sort to the property rented. the
rental to be paid only for land occupied
for camp and fortification sites and not
for land used as fields Of maneuvers. The
general staff recommend that the 7th Reg1-
nent Of Cavalry, stationed at Chickamauga
Park. in the department OF the east. be
also available for these maneuvers.
Department Of the Missouri:
The provisional general staff recommend
ed that Maj. Gen. A. r. Bates commanding
the department OF the Missouri. be author-
lied to carry out combined field maneuvers
at Fort Riley. recommended by him.
Gen. Bates recommendation is that the
governors of Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Mis-
souri, and Arkansas be requested to deS1g-
nate each one regiment of infantry from
their respective states to take part in
maneuvers at Fort Riley. Kansas. and that
each of these regiments be organized and
have the enlisted strength OF regular regl-
ments of infantry. namely. SIG enlisted
men; II necessary enlisted men being taken
from other companies and organizations so
as to bring the regiments up to the required
strength The militia to be brigaded with
regulars. putting all under the command Of
a regular brigadier. The contingent OF reg
ular troops at Fort Riley to be larger than
at the maneuvers Of last year by at least
three regiments.
The provisional general staff also recon-
mend that the commanding general Din this
case Gen. Rates. obtain from the states and
report the designations Of the organizations
Of militia to participate In these maneuverS,
subject to the confirmation Of the War De-
partment.