Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-09-05

former AdintantGenera of the Army,
and now in charge OF the Military
Division Of the Atlantic. will be In
supreme command. and the two divis-
Ions of the force under him will be
ommanded by Brigadier-eneraI J.
Franklin Bell and Brigndier-GeneraI
Frederick d. Grant.
The First division, under General
Grant will occupy Camp No. /, near
Manassas. and will wear the old style
blue flannel blouses, while the enemy
the Second division under General Bell
viii be encamped at Thoroughfare.
ten miles away, and will be uniformed
In khaki.
beginning next Monday and contin-
uing for FIVE days. problems of vital
Importance in modern warefare will
I be worked out, and in order that the
regular military troops engaged may
derive the greatest and most lasting
good from the operations. conditions
of actual armed conflict will be ap-
proNimated to the nearest possible
degree
During the engagements between
the Blues and the Browns. as the OPP
posing forces will be designated for
purpose of brevity. the spectacular
features that distinguished the grap-
pling of armies in former times. the
dash of cavalry against artillery, the
bayonet charge in close order against
Infantry intrcnched the rush across
the shot-swept open. will all be sacri-
feed to the buslnessliko features of
the present day warefare
| Tho sam battles will be no boys
play Compared with them the drill
the state MALTA gets In armories and
on parade grounds IL like lIindergar.
ten to n boys military school. Al
though the government viii pay for
damage done, the opposing forces will
not hesitate to pull down n mans fem
ces. tramp over his cornfield. or dig up
his front garden, II necessary, on the
ground of economy Whatever would
he considered expedient In actual bat
| tie will he carried out In sham battle.
/ While the opposing forces will be in,
| structed, in general way. TO destroy
as little property as possible. to avoid
cemeteries. and fish warrens. and to
| consider the rights of the inoffensiye
| going to imperil the chances of the
success of its division by taking these
things into serious consideration.
As showing the large body OF SOL
dlery that will receive instruction dur
ing the maneuvers, II Is interesting to
note the various organizations of reg
ulars and militia that are already in
camp or on their way. The First Di-
vision will consist OF two companies.
Headquarters and band, Second Bat
talon United States Engineers. eight
| troops Fifteenth Cavalry, headquarters
and band; one troop Connecticut cav
airy. provisional; two troops First
Squadron. New York Cavalry, provis-
lonal; Twenty-thlrd Battery and Twen-
ty-seventh Battery United States Field
Artillery; First Battery Massachu-
serts Fiel Artillery: Battery First
Virginia; Ave companies. headquarters
and band Fifth United States Infan-
try. First Georgia Infantry: Fifth
Massachusetts, Infantry; Fifth New
Jersey Infantry. 7ith New York
Infantry: Fourth Company Sixteenth
United States Infantry: First Florida
Infantry; Fourteenth New York In
fantry; First South Carolina Infantry;
First Tennessee Infantry; six COM
panies. headuarters and band, Six
teenth United States Infantry; First
Alabama Infantry; four companies
Fifth United States Infantry: First
Maine Infantry; First Texas Infantry;
Seventieth Virginia Infantry; First
Connecticut Infantry; Second Connect
icut Infantry; Third Connecticut In
fantry; First Separate company, Con-
necticut Infantry.
The Second Division will consist of
First Company. Second Battalion
United States Engineers; two squar-
rons, headquarters and band Seventh
United States Cavalry; one squadron
Georgia cavalry; one troop Maryland
cavalry; Third and Fourth Battery
United States Field Artillery; First
Battery Connecticut Field Artillery;
First Battery Connecticut machine
guns. three companIesc First United
States Infantry; Third Georgia In
fantry; Second Maine Infantry; First
North Carolina Infantry; Second Tex
as Infantry; four companies Ninth
United States Infantry; Second Geor-
gia Infantry: Eighth Massachusetts,
Infantry; Twelfth New York Infantry;
Fourth New Jersey Infantry; four com
panles. headquarters and band. Ninth
United States Infantry; First Mary
land Infantry; Ninth Massachusetts
Infantry; Second New York Infantry;
Third Tennessee Infantry: Ave com
panies. headquarters and band, Eighth
United States Infantry; First Battal-
ion Delaware Infantry; Second South
Carolina Infantry; Second Vermont
Infantry; two battalions West Virgin
la Infantry.
| WINNIPEG. Manitoba. Sept g.
Canadian Pacific express was wreck
cd near Santa Luta, northwest terri
tory. today. Five persons were killed.
Governor General Minto and wife were
aboard the train but escaped injury.
YELLOW CREEK, Ohio, Sept. p
A fire here today resulted as follows:
Dead, Mrs. Henry Fling, two children
and three unknown men. Injured:
| Rev Stiud Robert Alexander Hanrv