Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-11
Threatened Attack on Louis
vile and Its Defense.
BLUES AND BROW Ms
EACH MOVEMENT LIMITED TO
TWENTY-FoUR HOURS.
Program of Exercises and List of Sub
jects Of Lectures to Be
Delivered.

The following Is the program of exercises
and duties at West Point, KY. during the
period of combined maneuvers OF regular
troops and militia.
The scheme was prepared by board OF
officers under the direction and supervision
of General John c. Bates, who has charge
of the maneuvers.
The ground available for maneuvers does
not permit of strategical exercises of sew
eral days duration. but requires detacheo
exercises In each case not lasting more than
twenty-four hours.
The general strategical assumption upon
which these exercises are based is the same
in each case, namely, the blue army is sup
posed to have its base on the Ohio river at
Louisville and to be operating against the
brown army, which has it's base on the
Tennessee river at Nashville. The brown
army has advanced to the vicinity OIL LOUIS
Vile. The blue army. supposed to have been
forced back in previous operations, has been
reinforced and now resumes the offensive.
The maneuver ground lies in the vicinity
of the Muldraugh hills, and was the scene
of actual maneuvers during the great civil
war.
---~ The. Program.
The folio wing is the program of military
exercises and duties:
September 25-Regular troops leave sta
tons.
September 26-Regular troops establish
camps.
September 27-Sunday Divine service in
forenoon.
September 2eManeuver advance guard
and rear guard).
September 2eManeuver (outposD.
September 3O-Maneuver (attack and de-
Tense of outpoSD. Militia organizations
leave home stations.
October 1-Discussion of maneuvers. Con-
struction Of intrenchments Mounted dress
parade in the evening. Militia establishes
camp.
October 2-Combined maneuvers. Advance
guard "a series of nine detached maneu-
vers). Lecture to cemmissary officers of
militia In the morning on methods of ad-
ministration In the subsistence department.
Lecture In the evening to all officers on the
subsistence OF armies.
October Sin the forenoon the militia off,
GERS inspect the iutrenchments under guild
ance of the engineer officer. Specimens of
model intrenchments are left during the
encampment as an object lesson to the
militia) Lecture in the afternoon on Mod
ern Arms and Projecties." In the evening
discussion Of maneuvers of the previous
day Battalion drill close order in the
morning. Battalion drill extended order in
the afternoon.
October 4-Sunday. Divine service in the
morning. Militia march out in the even
ing to bivouac in positions for tactical ex-
ercises the following morning
October 5-Combined maneuvers (attack
and defense of outpost: lecture in the
evening to all officers on Army Transpor-
tation"
October Elm the morning lecture to
quartermasters of militia on Methods of
Administration In the Quarterma ster's De-
partment:" In the afternoon, review Of the
division; in the evening. discussion of the
maneuvers OF the previous day; regimental
drill in the morning
October 7-Combined maneuvers; march
of a division and deployment for battle:
mounted narada n fha a.
to officers on Strategy" in the evening
October s-Brigade drill; discussion of
maneuvers of previous day; lecture in after
noon on Military HYGIENE" troops march
out in the evening and bivouac in position
for maneuvers the following day.
October e-Contact Of opposing forces in
volving attack and defense according to the
circumstances Of the encounter
October 19-Discussion of maneuvers of
the previous day: militia break camp at
noon.
October 11-Sunday: divine service in
morning
October 12-Maneuver (attack and defense
of convoy.
October 13-Maneuver (rear guard. In
volvfng passage OF deflle).
October 1+Maneuver (attack and de-
Tense of prepared position).
october 15-Review OF command in fore
noon: discussion of the maneuvers of the
three preceding days in the afternoon
October 18-Break camp.
Foreign Attaches to Be Present.
One Of the interesting features of the
coming army maneuvers at West Point,
Ky. will be the presence of several
foreign military attaches accredited to the
United States. Invitations also have been
extended to the several states not partici-
pating in the maneuvers to have an Of
ficer present.
1t was announced at the War Depart
ment today that in addition to the troops
heretofore mentioned as intending to take
part in the maneuvers, Battery A of the
Ohio National Guard, located at Cleve-
land. has signifled it's desire to participate
and the proposal will probably be ac-
cepted