The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-03
WILL PRACTICE
Being WOUNDED
UNIQUE PLAN ARRANGED
FOR MAKE-BELIEvE HURTS FOR
MANASSAS SOLDIERS.

VIII Tag Some of the Men and Cali
Them Hit-VariOus Suppositious
Wounds Are to BE Given-This
Will BE Practice for the Ambu-
lance and Hospital COrps-NIore
Plans for the Military Maneuvers.
Soon TO Take Place.
Corps Headquarters, Gainesville, Va,
Sept. 2.-The quiet that precedes the
storm prevailed in the three maneuver
camps to-day, The programme of prac-
tice marches and scouting for the pur-
pose of gaining familiarity with the
country was continued. Gen. Corbl,
accompanied by his staff and Capt.
Brewers troop of the Seventh Cavalry,
rode during the morning. Gen. Bell,
in command of Division No. ., at
Thoroughfare, put in the day in the
saddle. and Gen. Grant, who is to at
tack Gen. Bells forces Monday night.
did likewise.
There are upward of fifty men under
medical treatment in the two main
camps at the present time. An acct
dent in the construction of an observa-
ton tower at Manassas resulted in the
injury Of two enlisted men,
The Medical COrps.
The medical corps estimated that the
percentage of sick in camp is no greater
than usual among the same number
of men. The medical corps is to take
advantage of the maneuvers for its
own development, and as an object les
son to the militia. Soldiers are to be
fnt ~ s,fa rff
at the ratio of two to a company. These
men are to be cared for and treated
the same as if they were actually in
Jured in the manner as they are to be
tagged. In this way the ambulance
and hospital corps will have an active
part in the campaign.
Most of the militia troops, which are
to participate in the maneuvers, are
now on their way and will begin TO
arrive early tomorrow. The detrain-
ment of the troops is one of the lessons
to be taught by the maneuvers, and
great preparations are being made by
the officials of the Southern Railway
to make the lesson perfect in all de-
tails.
No DeDredatiOns.
Five thousand regular army troops
nave been roaming a territory COM
| priSing $1,000 acres of Virginia farms
| for nearly two weeks, and the only
| depreciation reported thus far has been
| the loss of two chickens When the
| farmers were approached by army Of
ficers with a proposition to lease their
lands for the maneuvers they were
given pledges that there would be no
depredations. These promises have
been fulfilled to the letter. The dam
age board, consisting of William H.
Brown, an ex-officer of the Confederate
army and banker and farmer Of
Gainesville; Col. John A. Hull of the
Judge advocates department of the
army. and Capt. T. G. Grimsley OF the
Twelfth Regiment of the Virginia Ma
tional Guard, has been organized. The
damage to farms caused by the camps
and maneuVers is TO come before this
board for adjustment and payment,
which is to be made by an appropria-
tion by Congress.
Col. Wagner, chief umpire of the
maneuvers, to-day gave final instrue-
tions to the fifty umpires under him
This force is divided evenly between
the two camps. The chief umpire
speaks with the authority of the corps
commander on the field.
The umpire has to a great degree to
take the place of bullets. and It is his
duty to make an action between troops
simulate as near as possible actual
war. In all of the problems the UNI
pires are never to allow troops to come
to hand-to-hand engagements.