Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-16
SOLDIERS ATTENDING THE STATE
ENcAMPMENT AT DIES MONIES
MUST PAY 2.cENT FARE.
COMPANY @ is, READY
Captain Ed Rosenaur and Thirty-Five
ottumwa Guards Will be Present in
a Body-MllItary Maneuvers VIII be
Planned.

Bncampment to be held in Des Moines
during the first week of August have
been 80 far without success. The rail-
roads state that they will charge the
two cent rate fiat. A one cent rate
has always been granted the soldiers
heretofore, but this has been fatty de-
MED by both General Thrift and Sena-
tor Saunders, who were in Chicago
recently to Investigate the matter.
Complete orders for the manoeuvers
which will attract the attention OF the
military experts of the whole country
have Just been promulgated by Gen
eral Thrift. They have met with the
approval of General Bell. at the head
Of the general staff Of the regular
Rrmy, who has endorsed the detail
Of such army officers, men and equip
ment for participation in the manoeuv-
ers as will be required by General
Thrift.
Captain Ed. Roseneaur Of Company
G, Ottumwa, has been spending much
time in drilling his men and will &C.
company about thirty-f1ve of them to
the state encampment.
Program Of Enoampment.
Upon the recommendation of Major
b. H. Broughton Eleventh United
States cavalry, chief umpire, and in
accordance with general orders, the
following program of instruction for
The field maneuvers to be held near
Des Moines from August to IL has
been issued:
Tuesday, August 6, 1880 p. n.-Of-
6cers will assemble by bsttalions TO
discuss che work of the following day,
and to receive instructions relative to
the drafting Of modern field orders.
Wednesday, August z, a. n.-Com-
pany In attack-enemy imaginary.
Each battalion, under it's commander,
will move to the ground previously
assigned it, accompanied by an UNI
pfre, and each company will solve in
turn problem previously prepared
by the battalion commander; discus
sion on the ground Immediately after
the problem is solved by each com
paIly.
wednesday, August q 2 p. M Bat.
talon In attack-enemy imaginary.
Each battalion, under it's commander,
will move to the ground previously
assigned it, accompanied by an UNI
pire, and will solve problem prev
iol1sly prepared by the regimental
commander after the problem is
solved.
Wednesday, August Z. 1880 p. M
Officers will assemble by regiments to
discuss the work of the following day
and the general subject of attack and
defense
Thursday, August s, a. m.-Man
euvers proper-Brown army VS.. the
Blue These maneuvers will consist
Of the solution of problem prepared
BY the chief umpire. The problem
Will be given the commanders of the
Brown and Blue armies at the proper
time by the adjutant general.
Thursday, August 8. 1880 p. M
General discussion All officers will
assemble at a place to be designated
for the purpose of discussing the days
Inaneuyer.
FRIDAY, August 8. Z a. M. Continue
ton oof maneuvers. The maneuvers
on this date will be virtually con
tinuation of those on the previous day
but based upon a new and arbitrary
assumption.
Friday, August 9. 8 p. m.-Genera
discussion. All officers will assemble
at a place to be designated for the
purpose of discussing the days man
euver.
II
Der of either army will cross the Des
Orders of the 10, II and II will b.
given at the proper time.
Two Armies In Maneuvers.
There will be two armies in tn,
naneuvers. the brown and the blue
These armies under order Of the ad
jutant general. promulgated yesterday
will be organized as follows:
Col. James Rush Lincoln, Fifty-fifti
Infantry, l. N G., will command tn,
Brown army, which will be organized
as follows:
One officer as chief Of staff.
Fifty-fourth infantry. l. N. G.
F'ifty-flfth infantry. |. NJ G..
Battery G. Fifth United States al
tillery aess one platoon.)
One machine gun platoon.
First squadron, Second Unitet
States cavalry.
Company A. United States sigma
corps (1ess two platoons)
Detachment hospital corps
The Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth II
fantries will leave their home station
~ 80 as to arrive at Des Moines in tim
tp establish camp near the city limit
to the north on the evening of Aus
s, reporting on arrival to Colonel Lii
coin. On the morning of Aug. Co
onei Lincoln will march his command
using advance and rear guards. to tn
proposed site for the new state cam
grounds, where camp will be formed.
Officers and troops of the regula
army assigned ito the Brown army wi
report to the commander of that arm
at the new state camp grounds nc
later than p. M, Aug. 6.
Col. Frank w Bishop, Fifty-fourt
infantry, l. N G., will command til
blue army, which will be organize
as follows:
One officer as chief of staff
Fifty-third infantry, ]. N. G.
Fifty-sixth infantry, |. N. G.
One platoon, Battery G, Fifth Un
ted States artillery.
One machine gun platoon