Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-27
HOT PACE SET FOR TROOPS
Soldiers Will Have to Do Some Tall
Walking This Summer.
SCHEDULES ARRANGED BY ARMY
Department orders how that the
Men viii Have No Idle Time
During Their Season Of
Maneuvers.

In conformity with Instructions from the
War department the troops of the regular
army will have to do some tall walking
this summer to and from the maneuver
camps. The order requires that the in
fantry battalions will have to make
marches OF 200 miles and the cavalry $50
miles during the summer. These marches
will be taken either going TO or coming
from the army maneuvers at Fort Riley
and Fort d. A. Russell.
Orders have just been issued from de-
partment headquarters assigning the troops
to marches as follows:
Second cavalry TO proceed from Fort Des
Moines to st. Joseph, Mo-. and to march
from there to the maneuver camp at Fort
Riley. The command will leave Fort Des
Moines July q.
Band and the Seventh cavalry will march
from Fort Riley to the maneuver camp at
Fort Riley. Entire Sixth regiment of field
artillery from Fort Riley to Camp Riley,
both organizations to leave the post of
Fort Riley August 9.
Batteries d and e. Fifth artillery, to
leave Fort Leavenworth for Riley by rail
on August s.
Battery c, Fifth artillery, to march $50
miles from Fort Leavenworth by round
about way, for Camp Riley, to leave July 90.
1niheNiNh ihAdhNig " SaN vi 0Oo'NA
worth July 81 and march over a 14omile
route to Camp Riley. Three companies
Of the battalion OF engineers will accom-
pany the Thirteenth infantry.
Headquarters, band and seven compan-
les of the Sixteenth infantry will proceed
by rail from Fort Crook to Lincoln and
will march from there. 150 miles, TO Fort
Riley maneuver camp. The will
leave Fort Crook July 30.
Maneuve at Fort Riley.
The maneuvers at Fort Riley will begin
August 10 and continue until September TO-
The militia organizations of Nebraska,
Iowa, Missouri and South Dakota will par
ticipate in the Fort Riley maneuvers, but
the dates of their assignment there have
not yet been given out. The militia organ
i~zations will be in the maneuver camp at
different intervals. the dates to be an
nounced by orders yet to be issued by
Brigadier General John B. Kerr, u. s. A.
who will be in command Of the Fort Riley
camp and the orders will be issued from
there regarding the militia.
The maneuver camp near Fort d. A. Rus
sell, Wyo., will be in command Of BrigadieI
General Charles Morton, commanding tn,
Department of the Missouri and will b.
established August !. to continue to Sep
tember l.. The troops to participate in tina
encampment are:
Fourth cavalry and seven troops from
Fort Meade. To march from Fort Meade
s. D., to Grin Junction, Wyo., and theme.
by rail to Fort Russell. Leave Fort Mead
July 10. The will return by rail
Headquarters and six troops of tn
Eighth cavalry from Fort Robinson, Neb.
will march $50 miles and thence by rail
/ viii return by rail from Fort D. A. Rus
sell. TO leave Fort Robinson about July Is
Headquarters, band, field and staff o
he Second battalion and three batterie1
II the Second field artillery to march from
Fort-D.y A. Russell to the maneuver camp
Q owing July 20.
Field and staff and three companies o
le Third battalion of the Eleventh infan
> .ry, to leave Fort D. A. Russell about Jul,
l Tor the camp near there and return b.
a rocnd about march of 200 miles to For
d. A. Russell.
Battalion staff and three companies o
the Nineteenth infantry, to march 200 nile
from Fort Mackenzie, Wyoming, tn Caspe
and thence by rail to Fort D. A. Russell
To leave Fort Mackenzie July s.
The Wyoming, Colorado and Utah militi
organizations will participate in the For
D.. A. Russell camp maneuvers. and wi
) reach the camp about August 10.
e Company d Signal corps, left For
Omaha Wednesday for Leon Springs, Tex
! where it will participate in the arm
, maneuvers there. near San Antonio. TIL
; command makes the trip by rail.