Evening star., 1909-07-18


withstanding, the National
N Guards of the District of Co
IL n lumbis will participate in ma
neuvers in the state of Massa
chusetts next month. With the exception
Of troop of regular cavalry. perhaps
National Guards organizations will only
participate. Citizen soldiery of Mas
sachusetts. Connecticut New York and
New Jersey. in addition to the local bri-
gade, will be in the war game. The
scene of operations. as indicated by the
map published in The Star last Sunday.
is the territory outlined by the cities of
Boston, Taunton, New Bedford and Ply
mouth.
The District National Guard will en-
bark on army transport here Thursday,
August Il. and land somewhere on the
Massachusetts coast probably two days
later. The maneuvers are to continue
until August u. The brigade is due back
in this city not later than Friday. Au-
gust -. The plan is roughly for the
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia to en-
deavor TO defend the city of Boston from
attack by hostile force made up of
troops from the District and the other
states mentioned.
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In connection with the coming Inaneu
vers. arrangements are being made to
enlist in the Signal Corps as many as
twenty owners of motor cycles. for cou-
rier and other duties. The idea is 10
use motor cycles permanently in National
Guard work. Proper allowance will be
made for maintenance and up-keep of
the cycles. so that the owners enlisting
would be put to no expense in that re-
gard. In other respects they would re-
ceive the pay and allowances of other
guardsmen of their grade. Applicants
will report to the adjutant general, D. c.
militia, Star building.
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Plans have practically been completed
for the outing Of the Naval Battalion.
The jackies are to assemble aboard the
U. S. 8. Puritan Thursday evening, July
%, and depart by rail the following
morning for Philadelphia They will
march to the League Island navy yard
and there go aboard the u. S. S. Prairie,
which Will transport them to the battle
ship fleet off Rockport, Mass. There the
several divisions will be assigned to two
struction at sea. The battalion will re-
turn to this city aboard auxiliary cruisers.
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Practically all the nominations to be
made prior to the return of the brigade
from the maneuvers next week were for
warded to the War Department early
last week. AS considerable work is in
volved In engrossing the commissions and
recording of the same, 1t Is not known
just when they will be delivered to the
onicers concerned. A special request has
been made that the matter be pushed.
The nominations were made in compli-
ance with the act ''for the organization
Of the militia in the District of Colum-
bia." approved February 1s, 1909, and
regulations for the National Guard Of
the District Of Columbia approved July
3, 1909. The attention of the War De-
partment was invited to section IS of
the act of February Is. providing that
any commission Issuing under the pro-
visions Of this act shall, where the rank
remains unchanged, bear the date of the
commission now held, and that any off,
Ger who has served continuously In the
same grade may be recommissioned with
rank from date Of his original commits
sion to that grade"
The nominations except those Of Col.
Simms and Lieut.. Coils. Harvey and
Young, with date Of rank, follow:
Adjutant generals department-Capt.
c. Fred Cook. aid-de-camp, District of
Columbia militia, to be adjutant general.
with the rank Of major. to rank from
July 8. 1909. to I'LL an original vacancy.
Judge advocate generals department
Maj. William 8. Hodges judge advocate
general, District of Columbia militia, to
be judge advocate with the rank of
major. to rank from August 10, 1905, to
fill an original vacancy.
Quartermaster's department-Maj. AL
fred p. Robbins. inspector general. Dis
trict Of Columbia militia, to be quarter
master with the rank of major, to rank