Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-28
Uncle Sam Teaching the Arts Of
War to Regulars and Guards
men Alike.
GOOD FOR UTAH BOYS TO READ
First Military Camp Established at Mt
Grctna, Where Military Prob
lens are Worked out.
Especial to the 'News)

avs 30 1--WE s'dil ~ lNhhllls mere
his first experiment ia teaching the
arts Of war to regulars and state mil
itia together on the vast plane OF ac-
tual campaigning.
Maneuver camps are nothing new,
either here or abroad But Camp Roose-
Welt Is more than a maneNer camp.
u is camp Of instruction as well.
II is gathering Of federal troops and
national suardsmcn from various
states on am equal footing 10 be taught
problems Of war. not merely TO par
ucipate IN spectacular battles with
blank cartridges. In this respect Il is
a departure from the methods hither-
To undertaken al military encdmp-
ments In the United States and In
foreign countries as well. Il Is step
far in advance OF any that has ever
been taken heretofore by the armies
Of the world
The selection OF a camp site for the
department Of the east was the all i'm
poriant question that confronted the
war department when Congress au-
thOrized this instruction camp With
out much hesitation Il was decided 10
try Mt Gretna as am experiment, with
a view 10 selecting a permanent camp.
Pennsylvania has FOR several wears
held its annual encampments here
Mt. Gretna is half a nights ride from
New York City. headquarters OF the
department of the east II is located
on the Cornwall and Lebanon railroad
which traverSes the beautiful Lc-
banon valley OF Pennsylvania one
steps from the train and gets the first
glimpse OF the camp through the dense
foliage OF great white oaks and chest.
nut trees.
AN IDEAL BATTLE GROUND
As FAR as the eye can see the beauu-
ful green hills, one rising above the
other like great terraces, are dotted
with tents of khaki brown. or canvas
white. Regimental hags here aud there
mark the headquarters Of regulars and
national guards alike Far over these
camp grounds OF the infantry are the
long lines OF horses on slope below
the cavalry and artillery quarters. just
above these on the summit OF another
great terrace-like hill the signal corps
and engineers are enCamped aud from
the top VI "a giant oak tree comes the |
chatter Of the wireless telegraph. used |
here FOR the hrst time in the signal /
service
Away above an j. the highest point /
~ the camp where Gen. Frederick 4
Dent Grant and his stan are quartered. |
From his threshold he can sweep the
entire camp with field glasses.
Gen Grant al camp headquarters
gave comprehensive statement as 10
the plans, scope and purposes Of the
camp
This Is a camp Of instruction ne |
said, "and is the first we have ever had
that brought troops 81 the regular
army and the state troops together TO
earn real warfare.
There have been. and are now man
suyer camps IN the country. but they
are not camps OF instruction In the
sense 1 mean. We take up the adj
,anced drills here going Just beyond
what troops IN garrison are supposed
10 learn, and then we make progress
siye drill lasting one week each phase
eading 10 another phase. forming
what may be termed q campaign and
ending ON Friday in q problem, which
must be met and fought out by the
opposing forces which We call the
blues and the browns
These forces are distinguished by
having some 81 the soldiers wear their
blue shirts and the others their brown
llouses The settlement OF the prob
em az the end OF the week. whether IL
be- sham battle I'VE or six miles from
camp. or whether n be a midnight at
I.Ir q J. la urHNsY
be termed a mdueuver The progress
siye drill during the week leading up
10 the problem or maneuyer covers
field service regulations, Involves an
phases OF neld instruction. and is IN
he end what might be termed a CAM
paign.
GRANT PRAISES MT. GRETNA
I'm many respects" continued Gem
raj Grant Mt Grctna Is an ideal spot
or an eucampment on such vast plane
" this has been pitched. one needs
)ut 10 look al the rolling hills shaded
~ they are here and there by great
iaks and chestnuts 10 see that from q
typographical standpoint We have here
! perfect place The water runs on
~ as perfect a system Of natural draiu-
]
o my opinion, great advantage
For an lines Of instruction We are
admirably located here al MI Gretna.
The ground q fashioned by nature for
camping place In regard 20 the Pitch
ng of tents and fitting up the settle
nents generally. II is much better 20
be- in a rolling country like this. than
o be- ON a understanding plain. or
o be in a Wild, mountainous coun-
ry."
When General Grant was directed %
ring out troops from the various gar
lions and forts IN his department. aud
rather them a. Nj Gretna. he marched
he infantry the first 100 miles ~ rs
Quincy and then the rest Of the way
~ train. Tho cavalry and artillery
marched 800 miles Of the Journey be-
ore boarding trains Tor the Pennsyl-
anla camp.
Here was something new in the way
4 going from garrison 20 garrison, and
served 20 reveal the tact that the
nited states soldiers are soft" many /
Z them falling out Of line on the long
marches. Many horses also gave out.
'othing could have been more bcnen-
ial than these crOss-country march
s, for they showed that garrison Ilfe
% American forts aud barracks does
900 Keep tho individual soldier ufi-
emily hardened 10 make long march.
Hereafter there win be many such
ramps FOR the regulars.
DEPARTMENT TERRITORY.
The department q the east embraces
lame on the north. and Porto Rico ON
he south. u includes an the New
.nglsnd states New York. New Jersey
ennsylvania. Delaware. Maryland. Dis.