Evening journal., 1904-08-02
GUARDSMEN IN
REGULAR ARMY
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taken to the camp by either officers or
enlisted men. All ammunition used
during the maneuvers viii be obtained
at the camps on requisition.
The Division Commanders viii take
the necessary steps to determine the
amount Of ammunition issued to1 the
organized militia.
VII. The Quartermasters Depart
ment win furnish the necessary trans
portation and funds, and the Subsist-
ance Department, at their stations, will
furnish the u. S. troops proper rations,
except fresh beef, -four. ice and yege-
tables to include September 10.
The organized militia viii draw their
field rations and travel rations for re-
turn to home stations by requistion
on Division Commissaries at the
camps.
The Medical Department win furnish
the necessary medical attendance TO
from maneuvers.
VIII u. s. troops will be supplied
with the proper allowance Of wall tents
for officers and conical wall or wall
tents for men, at the rate Of 10 Cavalry
men to a conical wall tent and 4 men
to a wall tent Militia troops may
bring tentage according to this rate.
TX. Troops win be fully clothed with
service uniform, armed and equipped
for the field.
The troops designated for maneuver
camp No. 1 win. in addition, be sup
piled with the blue flannel shirts or
blue blouses.
Civilian clothing viii not be worn on
duty.
Field allowance of baggage will be
considered as part Of the instruction.
and will be reported upon by Chief
Quartermasters Of Divisions.
The Division Commanders will have
officers present at the railroad stations
to show arriving troops to their camps.
| By command of Major General Corbin;
JOHN G. d. KNIGHT,
Lieut. Col, Gen. Staff, Chief Of STAFF.
Advice to Soldiers.
The following editorial appeared in
the Aarmy and Navy Journal:
with a sincere respect for the Ma
tional Guard. together with a belief
that its usefulness will steadily in
crease under the operation OF .siv new
National Militia Act, we confidently
look to the forthcoming maneuvers at
Manassas, Va, for results Of lasting
value to every organization engaged in
these exercises. The maneuvers have
been projected on a broad and practical
scale. The arrangements for their
execution already completed and un-
der way are at once comprehensive
thorough and liberal. The plans. which
have been carefully worked out by Ar
my officers Of long experience with
troops in the field, provide for every
detail required for the comfort, con-
venience and successful handling OF
the assembled forces. The grounds
chosen for camps and for field exer-
cises are we'll adapted to such pur-
poses, and have been carefully marked
out and provided with ample drainage
water supply and other needful facili
ties by a company Of the Enginee
Corps of the Army. who have been en-
gagged in the work for fully a month
In both the Army and the Nationa
Guard the forthcoming maneuvers hav
aroused the keenest interest, and ther
is a widespread belief that they vii
have an important bearing upon tn
whole project Of imparting militar
/ 10 otdAt AlONN1. Inc ult
neuvers at Manassas will draw to
gether from $1,000 to 10000 members o
the National Guard representing mani
widely separated States. and all re
ports indicate that in the various or
lganizations. both officers and men vii
lenter upon the work intelligently. seri
ously and with a genuine desire e
profit by the practical military training
which the exercise viii afford. In view
of all these conditions. together witl
the fact that the maneuvers viii taxi
place in a region immeasurably rich il
historic interest and abounding In tn
scenes Of great battles which impose,
supreme tests upon the courage ant
devotion TO the September soldiery. w
are justified in looking TO the Septem
Der exercises for results which shall
amply compensate the required expen
diture Of time, money and labor, AM
contribute substantially to the prope
development OF our military re
sources.