Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-22
ORDERS FROM WOOD
First lntimation of Details of
Massachusetts Maneuvers.
GREATEST SINCE MANASSAS
Blouse Will Not Be Worn in the
Field.
EQUIPMENT IS PRESCRIBED
After Midnight August 13 No Tele-
phone or Telegraph Lines
May Be Used.
IS PRESCRIBED


official memorandum issued by order of
Maj. Gen. Wood from headquarters. De-
partment of the East. to the adjutants
general of the several states and the Dis
trict of Columbia. in which troops have
been designated to take part in the pro-
posed war exercises on the Massachu-
setts coast from August Il to 81.
The entire National Guard force of the
District. exclusive of the Naval Battalion,
will participate in these maneuvers, ex-
cept the 1st Battery, Field Artillery, leav-
ing Washington on army transports
Thursday. August L. The battery will
go by rail to New York, and from there
to the coast of Massachusetts by trans
port.
The memorandum, just issued from
Governors Island i'm which it is re-
auested that the troops engaged conform
as closely as possible to the equipment
prescribed, gives the first official state
ment of the organization, arms, equip
ment and general field regulations con-
! templated for the ma aheuvers National
Guard officers are discussing it with
much interest
Uniforms Prescribed.
The uniform prescribed for the enlisted
men is campaign hat. olive-drab shirt
khaki breeches. legg1ns and serviceable
tan shoes, well broken in. The blouse
will not be taken into the field. The
Massachusetts, troops will wear blue
and the attacking troops red band three
inches wide around the hat. The bands
will be supplied by the quartermaster'
department of the army.
Each soldier will carry blanket. pom
cho, underclothing. comb. tooth brush
and shelter-tent half Each group of two
enlisted men will be supplied with mos
guitar bar for the shelter tent. Each
mounted enlisted man will carry one fore
and one hind horse shoe. fitted, and
twelve horseshoe nails.
The uniform for the officers will be cam
paign hat. olive drab shirt. with insignia
Of rank and collar device on the collar,
khaki breeches, tan leggins or boots and
serviceable tan shoes. well broken in. The
officers of the bel1igerent forces will wear
around the hat the band prescribed for
the enlisted men.
Each officer will also carry a revolver.
| field glass. compass. note book and pen
ell, in addition to the equipment of the
enlisted men. The officers field kit will
| be the same as the enlisted mans. except
that each officer will have one shelter
| tent and mosquito bar, and will be al
lowed a bedding roll not to exceed forty
pounds for a field officer, or thirty Ior a
| company officer.
Plans for Messes.
| Messing arrangements will be made OIL
| board of the transports for officers of the
attacking forces. One transport cook will
assist the cooks Of each organization In
messing the troops while at sea. On
land one days haversack rations will be
| carried in the haversack and will be used
| only when ordered. Rations to cover the
period of the journey and one meal on
| shore Will be placed on Suipboard, and
| after debarking the special field ration
| will be issued for two-day periods. Each
| mounted man will habitually carry one
| feed Of oats in the nosebag for each
mount.
The headquarters of the Massachusetts
| troops will be indicated by a blue banner
| and of the attacking force by a red ban
| ner. Umpires will wear broad white
band around the hat. Military attaches,
| duly accredited military and naval OBJ
the organized militia will wear broad
white band on the right arm.
| Newspaper correspondents who desire
to accompany the attacking forces will
/
| partment of the East. They will wear a
broad red band on the right arm above
the elbow.
| In the assignment of hospital and med
1 fcal corps the troops of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia are
| given the place Of honor. Three medical
| officers of the local brigade will be as
| signed to the division field hospital, and
also forty enlisted men Of the Hospital
Corps. n. G. d. c. Ambulance and escort
wagons will be furnished the troops a,
the point Of debarkation.
| Largest Since Manassas.
The maneuvers on the coast of Massa.
chusetts will be the largest real wal
game that has been played in this coun.
try since the Manassas maneuvers sew
eral years ago. The forces will be mad.
up largely OF troops Of the organized mi
litia. taken from the District and states
in which the National Guard is at higf
standard of efficiency. All the organiza
tions are provided with the latest arm.
and equipment. and In the opinion O.
regular and National Guard officers tn,
| Massachusetts maneuvers will be an ex
cellent test of what can be expected o
the organized militia of the country IL
case OF an emergency.
No Modern Conveniences.
Under the head of miscellaneous pro
visions the memorandum from Gen
Wood says:
Neither steam nor electric railroad
will be used for the transportation o.
troops after midnight. August IA.
AFTER midnight. August 13. all tele
graph and telephone lines will be con
sidered destroyed and both belligerent
will be restricted to the use of thos'
means of communication which actual.
accompany the respective forces at tn,
opening Of the campaign or which ma.
be secured subsequently to replace de
fectiye or broken paraphernalia. TIL,
getting of information by spies. civilian
or members of the contending forces no
in uniform beyond the lines is absolutel.
forbidden as being. under the circum
stances, inconsistent with the condition
of simulated warfare. These limitation
as to the securing of information ar
rendered necessary by the fact that il
these exercises it is impracticable to in
terrupt traffic, cut the telephone an,
telegraph lines or TO interfere with TIL
| freedom OF movements OF right of traSe
, of the inhabitants of occupied territoT.
! as would be the case III actual hostiii
ltics.'