The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-30
AT FORT RILEY.
Programme for the Work of the
Troops Outlined.
A Special Honor Is Planned for
Governor HOch
TOREVIEW GUARDSMEN
State Troops to Receive In
structIons From Regulars.
The Naneuvers Will Begin on
Wednesday Next.
TOREYIEW GUARDSMEN

Junction city. kan. July 9o.-Ar-
rangements have been made at the camp
of instruction at Fort Riley that viii
change the programme for the Kansas
National Guard while in the camp
slightly different from that Of any othee
state troops that viii be there for IN
struction and maneuvers-
Adjutant General Hughes, of Kansas.
and Brigadier General Drew. the com
manding OFFICER of the Kansas National
Guard. arrived Sunday, and were the
hrst National Guard onicers to call on
Brigadier General Theodore j. Whit AS
q result General Whit authorized re
view of the Kansas troops at the camp
on Saturday afternoon, August 70, Wleh
Kansas two regiments Of infantry and
one battery of artillery viii mafch De
tore Governor Hoch.
Governor Hoch is to arrive at the
camp before noon on August % sa-
lutte Of seventeen guns viii be tired, ana
in addition to detail of the Kansas
National Guard, a squadron of regular
cavalry viii escort the governor and ms
party. This viii be the only governor.
salute fired During his stay Governor /
HOch viii be at General Wints head7
quarters. Excursions from Topeka
Abilene and other points viii be run
here on that day. and it is hoped that
Kansas senators. congressman ana
state officers will also attend.
This afternoon the First squadrons OF
the Ninth and Thirteenth cavalry pitch
ed their tents. Two squadronS have been
stationed at Fort Riley and left there
two weeks ago under the command or
Colonel Godfrey on a march that TOOK
them through Abilene, Ellsworth, Lin
coin and Minneapolis.
The third series Of maneuVers Of the
army ever held at Fort Riley viii COM
-nence on Wednesday, August 1. A
course of instruction is outlined for the
regular troops, as we'll as for the Ma
tional Guard from the various states
This schedule has been arrangedt
First period nine days. August / TO
13. formations for attack and defense
August ] and ?, troops and companies;
August 3 and 6. squadrons and bat
talions; August and 9, regiments; Au-
gust 9 and -, provisional brigades. IN
Guiding elements of all arms; August
13. division, the entire command
Second period, nine days, August %
to a. disposition for the security and in
formation of troops on the march-Au-
gust IA and Is, troops and companies
August 16. II and 20. squadrons and
battalions. August p and %, regiments,
August 23.provisional separate brigades,
August "a division.
Third period, eight days. August % TO
September s. disposition for the security /
and information Of troops in camp or
n1NOudC-AuEuSL z ana Is troops anu
companies: August % and p and Is
troops and companies; August 20 and
80, squadrons and battalions; August 81,
muster. September 3 and 4, regiments.
September ) and 6. provisional separate
hrigades, including elements ofaH arms;
September :. division.
Fourth period FIVE days. September 10
TO IA. marches-Septembe 10. regiments
September II and y. provisional sep ]
arate brigades; September IS division
September Il. forced march.
Fifth period. twelve days. September
u to 20. naneuvers, six problems two
DAYS each-September Il and IS, col
1isiou of the troops on the march; Sep
TENDER 10 and 20, flank attack; Sep
TENDER q and %, attack and defense /
of convoy; September "a and 25. at
tack and defense of outposts. September
rs and q advance guard against rear
guard. September Is and % a night
attack and defense
The work OF the engineers, artillery,
signal corps, hospital corps and sup
ply department being of special char
acter, their instruction will be carried
forward during the first four periods
by the senior officers respectively of
each corps or department
The Nebraska national guard, the
first state troops to arrive, two regi-
ments of infantry, one troop of cav
airy and one battery of artillery. will
reach camp on Sunday, August ), and
will go into camp that day. They will
have cavalry. artillery and infantry
drill under the direction of the com
manding officers of the regular regi-
ments. In addition there viii be ex-
ercises in Outposts and patrolling
marching. advance. flank and rear
guard. tent pitching and individual
cooking. On August 10 there will be
muster and regimental parade, and
on August / there will be an fnspec-
ton of the brigade by the inspector
general and payment of the troops
The afternoon of that day viii be de-
voted to athletics. On August u the
Nebraska troops Will depart for their
home and the Arkansas troops will
arrive and go into camp.
Arkansas viii send two regiments of
infantry to the camp; Kansas two
regiments Of infantry and battery
OF artillery; Missouri three regiments
Of infantry. and Iowa. South Dakota
and Oklahoma one regiment of in
4antry each. These troops will 20
through practically the same course of
instruction at the camp and in the
maneuvers as will be given the Ne
braska troops. Arkansas troops come
to the camp August II: Kansas ana
South Dakota. August 10. Missouri
August "a Iowa, -September .. Okla
homa. September %.
Most Of the regular troops will be in
camp on Pawnee fats TODAY The
Eleventh artillery, a siege battery. win
arrive at the camp about August Q
The second squadron of the Thirtietb
infantry viii arrive August 5. and the