Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-07

PlattSpurg barracks, N. Y, where II Is now
stationed.
The field officers of the regiment are Col.
Adams, Lieut.. Col. Borden and Mas. Glenn,
Clark and Fremont. Lieut. Col Borden has
the distinction of having served in the 9th
ever since he came out of West Point g
second lieutenant of infantry in 1868. He
served through all the Indian campaigns
under Cen Miles and before that under
Gems. Hancock and Sheridan. All COM
missions he holds, from second lieutenant to
lieutenant colonel, are made out of the 9Th
Infantry. This record is unusual in the
army and 1t is possible that Col. Bordens
list of commissions will In due time be
completed by the addition of one as colonel
of his old regiment
District Officers Busy.
The officers of the District National Guard
spent busy day yesterday. They were as
signed to the various brigades of the twd
forces and to the divisional troops
In squads of two. Each officer was
required to remain in the field until
the close of the maneuvers and submit
report to the adjutant general before going
to bed last night They were up yesterday
morning by 8 o'clock and an hour later
were in the field with their troops. Gen.
Harries returned to Washington last night
on his way to Sea Girt, N. j.. where he will
attend meeting of the National Rifle AS
ISOLATION of America. In the meantime
Colonel Urell is the senior officer in camp.
1t Is understood that the assignments made
out for yesterday and today Twill hold
throughout the week.
Gen. Corbin with Mrs Corbin Miss Pat
ten and Mrs. Grant, viewed the operations
of the blue and brown armies yesterday af-
ternoon from the press camp. The field
over which the troops fought was in plain
view from this vantage point, which is
higher than any of the surrounding coun-
try, and, although the troops were about
three miles away. their positions could be
plainly seen with the aid of the field
glasses. The excellent protection afforded
the brown troops by the khaki uniforms
was made manifest when viewed from this
distance. The brown troops could not be
seen at all with the naked eye and could be
picked up only with difficulty through the
glasses. The blue. troops could be plainly
discerned without the glasses, however.
The positions of the brown troops were easi-
ly distinguished, however, by the smoke
from the artillery fire. this branch of the
service being forced to use the old black
powder. which creates a cloud of smoke
that puts green wood way down on the
list that every time a gun was fired
1t could be seen at a distance of as much
as five miles.
The chief umpire, Col. Arthur L. Wagner.
delivered a short lecture to the newspaper
correspondents and the officers of the Dis
trict militia in the recreation tent at the.
press camp last night, in the course of
which he explained just what had been ac
complished substantially as has been set
forth here. In the course of his remarks
Col. Wagner took occasion to refer to sew
eral militia regiments in most compliment
tary terms and to none of them did he pay
a higher compliment than to the I'd Texas,
commanded by Col Cecil A. Lyon. which,
he said, utilized the time 1t was held in re-
serve to give the men much needed drills,
which did not interfere in any way with the
work the regiment was called upon to
perform In the maneuverS.
Orders for the wellington Review.
The final orders for the review at We'll
lington have been issued and the program
for the camp has been officially completed
Gen. Corbin today directed that it be pub
lished by each division commander. The
order follows:
1.-THE troops of the Provisional Maneuver
Corps will be paraded for review at 80
M. September 10, on Wheeler's Farm.
east of Wellington station. Service uniform
will be worn.
division commanders will give the nee
essary orders for the movements of their
respective divisions, so that all troops will
be in position as nearly as practicable at
10 am.
THE line will be formed north of the
railroad, facing the Wheeler House, the
first division constituting the right wing
and the second division the left wing.
Troops of each division will be in five
lines, with distances between lines of
twenty-four yards, each brigade constitut-
ing one line.
"Brigades will be in line of masses with
intervals of eighteen yards between the
band and the first battalion in each regi-
ment and between battaliOns. and twenty
four yards between regiments.
divisional artillery and cavalry posted
in rear of the infantry, in the order named
from right to left, will constitute the fifth
line, the artillery with six yards interval
between sections and sixteen yards between
batteries, the cavalry in line of platoon
columns.
TEn ,0in hriI 10
Corps wagon trains, the ambulance COM
panies and the quartermaSter'S wagon trans
pOrtatfOn will be formed in one line, in the
order named from right to left, with inter-
walls of six yards and at a distance of
tWenty-four yards, in rear of the division
to which they pertain. The total number
of wagons and ambulances turned out for
review will rot exceed forty for each divi-
sion.
Engineer troops. Signal Corps companies
and Field Hospital attachments will be
posted in mass in the order named from
front to rear, on the right of their respec-
tive divisions.
Infantry and other foot troops will pass
In review in close column, the field artillery
in column of batteries, the cavalry in
column of platoons and the ambulances
and wagons in column of tours.
Commanding officers below the grade of
brigade commanders will not turn out of
the column to join the reviewing officer
organizations except the right battalions
of the first division will be moved by the
right flank by regiments battalions in
time to allow each battalion to move in
column to the front promptly, and with
distances corresponding to their intervals
in line.
mo band will play while the troops pass
in review except that of the organization
passing the reviewing officer, and that band
will commence forty PAGES before passing
the reviewing officer-distance to be marked
off by a f1ag-and will not continue after
another band has reached this flag. Each
successive band will start playing to the
same cadence that indicated by the
band next preceding it.
Signal flags will be placed to mark the
front of the line, and the positions to be
occupied by the left of the first division and
the right of the second division at points
where changes of direction to be made.
and the point where bands are to begin to
play.
1.-The review will terminate as prescribed
in drill regulations. Close formations will
be maintained until troops have cleared the
review site, and for this purpose division
commanders will utilize adjacent available
ground to temporarily reform their divis-
ions
1.-The infantry of the first division will
leave the reviewing ground by sthe old
Washington road, entering the road at
point nearly north of the Wheeler House,
and the artillery, cavalry. ambulances and