New-York tribune., 1905-04-16
THE JOINT MANOEUyRES.



Baltimore. April 10 CspeclalN-COlOnsl Eranh
Thorpe commander OF the Artillery District OF bal-
tlmOre and Major NedOrem Crawford. cOmmau-
dant OF Fort McI4enry have received the rules and
regulations governing the Joint army ana navy
manGuvres 20 take place on the CHESAPEAKE bay
from June II TO II. The rules were decided upon
and issued by General Tasker II. Bliss and Captain
G. s. Sperry. presidents, respectively OF the Army
and Navy war colleges.
Owing TO the cut IN the appropriation LOT I"o
army maneuvres by Congress. the rules nave o~-h
greatly modified. The original plans contemplated
defensive and attacking land forces and defensive
and attacking naval forces. The new plans re-
strict the operations to the development Of certain
specific points relating mainly 90 the defences Of
Baltimore and Washington. For this reason the
manouvres will be officially designated '1Oint army
and navy exercises instead Of combined army
and navy manRuvres."
Unless the plans are greatly changed, the Ma
tOnal Guard OF Maryland. with the exception of
the Naval Reserves. will not take part In the exer-
cises, 1t Is stated that infantry or light artil
lery will be used. The defensive force being I'm
ted TO coast artillery the navy will not be allowed
to landing parties.
The soldiers at Fort AGcF1enTy will leave the
post about May for the lover fOrtifcatiOns.
| and they viii remain there until afte- the con
ClusiOn OF the manCsuvres The officers, however.
attached to Fort McHenry will up 20 the local
fort occasionally until the exercises actually be-
gin when they OF course will remain at their re-
spective posts Only very small guard. composed
Of about sixty men. viii be left in charge OF Fort
McHenry.
Distributed among the four forts in the artillery
district OF Baltimore will be about 0lO men. all Of
whom will be members OF the coast artillery. as no
infantry light artillery will participate The
Ast and 18th companies OF coast artillery. now
stationed at Fort McHenry, win be placed Forts
Carroll and Armistead. and these two posts win be
under the command OF Major Crawford. Colonel
| Thorpe will command Forts Howard and Small
wood. and the companies that have been ordered
TO this district will b distributed among the four
posts.
During: the six days that the manCsuvres will be
in progress the forts VII take the appearance OF
actual wsrfare. and everything viii be conducted
as though some foreign country the adversary
that comes within range OF the guns. AS the ae-
commOdations at the river forts viii not permit Of
ell the being housed In che barracks. they will.
in consequence live In tents to be erected as soon
as the artillerymen arrive from the distant forts
Orders have been issued directing the following
coast artillery companies to report 90 Colonel Frank
Thorpe. commanding officer OF the Baltimore Ar
tilery District. for service during the manoeuvres.
/ by Nay l.: Second, stationed az Fort Wright. New
York; 42d, stationed at Fort Mott Sew-JeTsey; SD
ssth and 57th torpedo company stationed at Fors
l wadsworth NeW-YOrk: 18th. stationed at Fort
Banks. Massachusetts 9th. stationed az Fort
adams. Rhode Island: 1OSth, stationed az Fort
Greble. Rhode Island.
There will also be torpedo company from one
OF the forts OF Eew-YOFk.
/ These eight companies and the four already here
I will number loo men, The signal corps and STAN
officers viii bring the number OF men around Balt-
| more up to 1sGa0-
9 xs Of the RAGTo ,S SgDTCasR, 70 SdP TS
channel affords for mining obStructng. the Oper-
alton Of forcing the channel running by the forts
! IS not deemed practicable. DestrOyers and other
| small vessels sent up the channel will be regarded
ss moving 5SFssss ror tn Sae PHEIT5en Of testing 2 & sSs S
engaged in military operation. and will NOT en-
! The forts win De mOblzed on q war basis. allow
ing two reliefs for each gun eEnpaced. with such
reliefs for the range finders and the complete com
| plement required for the submarine defences +,
l Upon the recommendation OF BTtgadieC General =.
p. Storey, chief OF artillery. the enlisted and
officers OF the torpedo school WIN be employed In
the defence OF Baltimore and washington Genera
storey objected rule which prohibited the artil-
lery from getting such information as II may the
war vessels operating IN the Chesapeake Bay by
such means as would be available IN war; and this
| rule withdrawn.
1 II IS believed that Fort Howard. which g the
chief defence OF Baltimore. Will be made the head
quarters OF the commanding general.
The plans OF the navy have not been announced
yet the list OF vessels that will participate
command Of Rear Admiral Evans, will take part:
The rst-class battleshp Massachusetts the second
/ class battleshlp Texas, the monitors Arkansas,
Florida and Nevada the training ship Hartford and
| six destroyers.
| General Wade commander OF the Division Of the
Atlantic, with headquarters at Governors Island,
Now-YOrk, will probably take charge OF the artil-
lery district Of Baltimore, and IL he does not Cen
eral Frederick d. Grant Will b assigned 90 the
task.