New-York tribune., 1908-06-02
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
The Summer Man9uUreS an This
State.
lFrom The Tribune BureauI

IFrom The Tribune BureauI
Washington. June 1.
GENERAL GRANTS PLANs.-Major General F.
D. Grant has advised the War Department of the
details CT the plan which shall provide for the
requisite amount of marching the part of troops
of his command in the coming summer Recon-
mendatons have been made 10 the War Department
that exceptions he made in the case of some of the
troops needed the manCsuvre camps. but the Sec
retarv of War, acting on the advice of the General
Staff has decided that exception shall be made.
and that if the distance between the station of a
command and the manCeuvre camp is insufficient
special arrangements for additional distance shall
be made. The headquarters and three companies Of
the 18th Infantry, at Fort Jay, New York will go
by railway to Plattsburg Barracks and then march
two hundred miles To Pine Camp. jefferson County.
\ Y so as TO reach there on June 13- Three
panies of the 18th Infantry at Fort Porter. New
York will march from that station to Pine Camp
Three companies of the 18th Infantry will march
from Fort Niagara, four companies of the 18th New
York Infantry will march from Madison Barracks
and three companies of the same regiment will
n,arch one hundred miles from Fort Ontario 1t is
planned that marching will be done on Sundays
and not less than three night marches will be made
during the practice march. The enlisted men Will
take their field uniforms only. and will be pre-
pared for dress functions 1t is optional with off,
GERS whether or they take their dress uniforms
Ii will be necessary also for the troops to carry
overcoats and blankets protection against the
cold winds expected to prevail at Pine Camp Re
ports are 10 be made of the incidents of the
marches with any suggestions which may occur to
the official observers The longest march TO be
taken by troops in General Grants command will
be by four troops of the 1lth Cavalry and three o.
the 18th Cavalry, which will march at least two
hundred and fifty miles in reaching Pine camp
The date of the arrival of all the troops Is moor Oh
June 13 and il is expected that the arrival will be
,itb the precision characteristic of military bodies.
ORDERS ISsUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
Major JAMES INRoE corps Of engineers D dfnis
Colonel SOLOMON " R0EssLER. corps o. en-
Maiar nfftS rTHER 3 r HARE detailed with organ
captain oRP ai,o-Ti TstiFes AUGUST f. Is 50 to
EoMEs TToN f5r g feiremeat 1a6sat to Gov
Leave Of absence for 5~% months ron pxIE 43th
Captain F. F. FLETCHER. detailed member General
iss Lighthouse D3Rh4 3srie, s2anqs sam
Commander c A COVE to naSy Safa: atG hse asa z
sda eSgsdtion to Ra5sa" Of eseeG Sayu
i'e'sqaIei aeademy: to the montana
h'eu.[lasef scaiemy; To he North carolina
Lieutenant 6'omrlandes Y SIIRi;ING. J'- detaehea
1leul@nan, %sar Sornsndor II G. GATES Naval
1ieueenaht conmsndeT H DAYTON detached Naval
Lieutenant Commander P. WILLIAMS. detached the
charleston ard await orders
Lieutenant Commander J. X. = PRlNGLE. 70 Naval
Academy.
Lieutenant {. 4 ABERI.E detached the Hartford, de
Inspector OF ordnance Connecticut district vice
lieutenant Commander F. H. CLARK. Jr-. 70 the
West Virginia
Lieutenant II ST (. ELLIS detached the Virginia. TO
he California
Nidshfpnlen Y. r. WARE. Jr II g. SHO\ERp AMI
NJ { SHIRLEY. detached the Washington: TO the
West Virginia
NIlshiprnen W W. HICKS. H. NJ HITCHCOCK and r
r MCCARTHY. detached Naval Academy: TO the
Idaho. 20
Atlshiprl,n {. +. BOWERFIND. sW- T. BOYD Jr j.
/ 'RROSIIEK. r. y. COMERFIELD u. c. CORpl-
NER and !. {. LATHAM detached Naval Academy
to Mississippi. June ~ - -
KII.PATRItK. = J. PEYTON. Jr.. and A NJ
STEt'KEI. detached Naval Academy TO the Charles
July /
Assistant surgeon l. w EISiCt ue'acu1N tl'O
Hancock. % recruiting. Indianapolis. -.
Assistant Surgeon A II ALLEN. detached ape tIul
Castlda survey expedition. To marine deIaennlelt,
Havana vice Assistant surgeon z. G. WHITE nome
await orders
MOVEMENTS OF WARShIPS.-The following