Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-10
NATIONAL GUARD
May Engage in NaDenvers With
Regular Army.

According to the Journal-Courie.
of New Haven, the Second regiment
of the Connecticut National Guard
will go to the Madison barracks IN
Jefferson county, near Watertown,
N. ", the coming summer, where II
will engage in maneuvers with the
regular army. 1t is thought that
the trip will be made about the mid
die of June. The story was con-
firmed last evening by Adjutant-
General Cole.
This scheme of affairs comes with
the new system of a national guard
An the control of the federal govern
|ment, as it has been given 1t by the
new Dix law, which worked toward
the adjustment Of the military posi-.
ton held by Brigadier-General Rus
sell Frost of South NorWalk, who
with his staff was at the head of the
National Guard of the state until re
! Gently.
At his home in Hartford last
evening rigadier-General George
NJ. Cole said that the plans for the
Madison barracks encampment were
practically completed. He said that
ia government appropriation was
Forthcoming and that he and his
staff had been asked to select one
Connecticut regiment to go to the
barracks and that the Second regi-
ment of New Haven had been the
one chosen. The encampment will
be for about ten days in the middle
of June No other Connecticut regi-
ments will go at that or any other
time this summer. General Cole
said that he did not know exactly
what the regular army at the place
would consist of, but he thought it
would be regular encampment,
consisting of three regiments of in
fantry, two squadrons of cavalry and
five or six light batteries of artillery.
One thing is absolutely certain and
that is that the meneuyers at the ell
campment will be totally different
from what has been done formerly in
conjunction with the regular army
wherever it and the Connecticut Ma
tional guard have camped together, as
at Manassas or Camp Green. General
Cole said that the work would be
much easier. There would be less hard
fmarching and more of the minor tac-
btics. The general said it would be
made as far as possible .'like actual
war"
At the encampment at Manassas four
years ago all of the Connecticut Ma
tional guard was present, cavalry as
wall ~ fnf M fba bttn Of
the work required was the long march
es. The fact that they will not be so
important a part in the coming en-
campment at Madison barracks will
come as welcome news to the members
of the Second regiment who will be
called on TO attend.
General Cole said that such en-
campments as the coming one at the
barracks would be the regular and ex-
yected thing in the future with the
{tate national guard. This year the
bther regiments than the Second of
New Haven will stay in the state.
| Troop A of New Haven will not go
with the Second regiment. The coast
artillery corps, consisting of the four
teen companies of light coast artillery
companies II light coast artillery in
the state. will go this year to Fort
Wright on Fishers island and Fort
Terry on Plum island for their an
nual encampment.
The local companies of the Second
A and G are not likely to be enthusi-
as.ic about the new plans If they
think they are to be worked as they
were four years ago at Manases. The
boys still remember that trip and
term 1t the worst they ever experience
ed.