East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-19
ARMY LIFE FOR
OREGON GUARDS
PENDLEToN BOYS WILL
MANEUVER WITH REGULARS
State and Government Troops Go In-
to Camp N American Lake, August
3-Oplers Received from Washing
ton--Military Operations on n Large
Scale Projected This Year-En-
campment Lasts 10 Days.

Company L, along with the other
companies in the Oregon national
guard, will maneuver with the regular
army at American lake early In Au-
gust.
The long looked for date has at last
been announced official advices to this
effect and orders assigning the troops
which are to take part have been re-
ceived from the war department by
Adjutant General FINER and trans
mitted by him to the officers of the
local company.
The official communication is sign
ed by Acting Secretary of War Robert
Shaw oliver, and sets out that the
Third and Fourth oregon infantry
regiments and a detachment of the
hospital corps are expected to go to
Americans Lake August and remain
there for the maneuvers until August
~. a period Of 10 days. The commu-
nlcation Is az follows:
War Department. Washington-Slr:
Referring to, tffe fact that congress has
appropriated funds for joint army and
national guard maneuvers during the
fiscal year l90S-9 and to previous cor
respondence had with you In regard
thereto, the following organizations OF
Oregon have been invited and are ex-
pected 10 participate in the encamp-
ment OF. the troops of the regular ar
my at American Lake. Washington,
from August 3 to Ig: The adjutant-
general. Third and Fourth regiments
of infantry, detachment hospital
corps. Attention is invited to the In
closed notes for the guidance OF Off
GERS.
Organizations should arrfue at the
camp fully armed. uniformed and
equipped for active duty In the field
and should include in their equipment
such tentage and camp equipage as is
necessary for all camping purposes.
Correspondence with reference to
the execution of the details of the
movement of the state troops from
their home rendezvous to instruction
camps, their pay, accommodations,
subsistence and instruction at the
camps and provisions for their return
trip from the camps to their home
stations should be conducted by the
state authorities directly With the ad-
jutanf general. Department OfiColum-
bia. Vancouver Barracks. Wash.
The maneuvers this year are to be
the most active of isny' yet held, au-
cording to the memoranda sent out by
the war department some time ago.
More sttention is to be- given to regi-
mental, battalion and company field
wUrk ard less to the brigade and di-
although several days will be-
given UP to the larger formations.
HaretotSre the grea 5r share of bene-
fit has gone to colonels and 'brigadler~
generals. but the majors, captains and
will be placed more ON
their own resources this year. Oregon
Will Have about 11C0 men ih7the field
These viii be by Tar the largest and
most important army mansuvers eNeA
in by the members OF
company l. and tlOe boys have been
looking forward to the Houneement
OF the date with m Inch pleasurable an
ticipatisu.. The company rs also Being
recruited 10 its fun strength and il is
believed that Pendfeton will again be
"A Jih, tn make the hest showing ef' any
Oregon company.