Evening journal., 1906-07-17
THE CAMP AT
MOUNT GRETNA
Delaware Soldiers to Take.
the Field With Regular
Army Troops
DETAILS OF ENCAMPMENT

The details Of the camp Of instruction
to be held at Mt. Gretna, Pa, from
June 26 until September 80, have been
announced. In this camp with the
regular soldiers Of the United States
Army and with the militia from nearly
all the states in the East win be four
companies from the National Guard
of Delaware as follows: Companies
A, B, c, and ID. They win be under
the command Of Major Simon p.
Doherty with a chosen statf of officers.
The Delaware men will leave Camp
Preston Lea next Saturday week after
their annual summer encampment at
Mt. Gretna. where they win be assigned
as part of a battalion of regulars from
the District of Columbia.
The camp will be known as Camp
Roosevelt, and Gen. Frederick u
Grant. commander of the Department
Of the East, viii be in command
Work to Be Done.
The scheme of instruction, as am
nounced by headquarters of the De-
partment of the East, show that it has
been divided into five working days,
which are summarized as follows:
The first days drill i'm camp will be
taken from the Infantry Drill Regula-
tions, paragraphs 320-334, 339, 417-426
inclusive. The paragraphs refer to ex-
tended order and formation of brigade
in battle.
The second days drill will be taken
from paragraphs 335-347, 399, 417-426
Of the same book. and refer TO remarks
on troops in battle. consisting of 1.-THE
attack, development, enemys position
disposition for attack, function of the
different lines gaits, ammunition, sup
ply, relieving the firing line. action
against cavalry and artillery, the de-
fense, night operations and withdraw
al from action"
The third days drill is to be taken
from paragraphs 5SS-547 of the In
fantry Regulations and paragraphs 90
124 of the Field Service Regulations,
both Of which refer to advance and
rear guard and the service Of security
The fourth days drill viii be taken
from paragraphs 54S to 552. Infantry
Drill Regulations, and paragraphs -
to 20S, Field Service Regulations. which
refer to "outposts. reconnaissance OBJ
servation and resistance"
The first two days drill work will
be carried on with two battalions Of
militia, combined with one battalion
Of the regular army and used with
artillery when practicable. The third
and fourth days drill will, If the mill
tia is found to be sufficiently instruct
ed. take the character of exercises in
which a separate force. in which all
the arms Of the service will be employ
ed against a similar force. Illustrating
the general subjects Of advance. rear
.and flank guards and outposts." II
thew should not be sufficiently advanc-
ed for this class OF work. the instruc-
tion will take the form OF ordinary
1rills. as set forth by the two books
mentioned.
Tactical Problem.
The fifth days drill will consist of
the solution of a tactical problem. Two
opposing forces, consisting Of all the
arms of the service, will participate
The Delaware troops will so into
camp fully equipped and armed for
field service. The medical department
will be organized on the principle OF
/ the regular army's medical department
The details concerning transportation
land subsistence viii be announced this
week in orders from brigade head
quarters
The War Department has announced
the following troops Of the regular
army for duty al Mount Gretna: TIL,
Fifth, Twelfth and Twenty-third Regi-
ments of Infantry. headquarters and
one squadron of the Thirteenth Cav.
airy II troops and headquarters of tn,
. Fifteenth Cavalry the Twenty thirt
land Twenty seventh Batteries of FielC
Artillery; headquarters. the SeconJ
Battalion and two companies Of en-.
F. g.neers; half Of 6 Company sigma
Corps half Of Company A of the Hos
pital Corps.
The other states that have so IA
decided to send troops Of guardsmei
ARE the District OF Columbia. Delaware
Vermont. West Virginia. Connecticut
New Jersey and New York.