Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-01
Ri MEN 70 Be FEA1URL
Thousands of Troops Will Throng
the City Next Week.
ALL ARMS ARE REPRESENTED
General smith and staff 20 Emphn-
size Educational value 40 Well
as Spectacular Movements
During Coming Week.

Fighting men and men OF the hospital
and signal corps will be on view for the
delight and education OF the people OF
omaha and surrounding country the COM
ing week While the display features of
the army encampment are not 70 be lost
sight OF or belittled. General Fred Smith
and his staff insist that the educational
element must not be overlooked. They be-
leve It is a good thing for the regular
army men to mix with the citizens. and
that II is even a better thing for the civil
iAns to give some studious attention to the
makeup and possibilities OF the military
arm OF the government.
The schedule of exercises, exhibiting
drills maneuvers and in fact all move
ments OF the troops, are primarily planned
to interest the observers. underlying Il all
Is the lesson OF discipline, long training,
obedience to orders, clean living, regular
hours, manliness ana pride Of country.
In the mass the men Of the regular army
today are credit to the service. and OF
class considerably higher than was form
erly the case Many are in the ranks with
a determination to make soldering their
profession, and in time a fair proportion
VIII probably rise to the positions Of Off
GERS.
From the following program OF the m.li-
Aai9 AthAuiNS pIDNNltu lOI llt NdIlOub udNS
IT will be seen that those who care to may
get not only entertainment, but matter
for study on their visits TO Fort Omaha:
Following Is the program for the ma
neuvers at Fort Omaha:
Tuesday Afternoon, October 4.
Musical Saber Drill--Seventh cavalry.
Artillery Drtll-Battery B, Fifth Field
artillery.
Mounted wrestling--Teams OF four men
md n
cavalry.
Musical .caisthenic Drill Quits mAnuaD
Bareback squad-Fifteenth cavalry.
Bridge Building and Demolition-Com-
pany X, Third battalion Of engineers
Dress Parade-Thirteenth infantry.
Wednesday Afternoon, October o.
Exhibition Drill, Machine Gun Platoon
Cavalry Drill, Saddle squad-FYfteenth
cavalry
Musical caiisthenic Drill Quits manuaD
Exhibition Drill, Signal corps-company
ID. Fort Omaha.
Artillery DrilI-Battery e. Fifth Field
artillery.
Bareback squads-seventh cavalry.
Shelter Tent Drill and Wall Scaling
Dress Parade-Seventh and Fifteenth
cavalry.
Friday Afternoon, October z.
Cavalry Drill-Seventh cavalry.
Musical Calisthenic Drill Butts Man
ua)-Fourth infantry.
Artillery Drill-Battery z. Fifth field
artillery
Rescue Race-FouT teams of two men each.
representing Seventh and Fifteenth cav
airy
Exhibition Drill-Machine gun platoon,
Thirteenth infantry.
Bareback Squad-FIfteenth cavalry.
Bridge Building and Demolltion-Company
X, Third battalion of engineers.
Dress Parade-Fourth infantry.
Saturday Afternoon, October 8.
Cavalry Drill SADDLE Squad)-Fifteenth
cavalry.
Exhibition Drill-Machine gun platoon
Seventh cavalry.
Shelter Tent Drill and Bayonet Exercise
Thirteenth infantry.
Artillery Drill-Battery e, Fifth field
artillery.
Musical Calisthenic Drill Butts Man
uaD-Fourth infantry.
Bareback Squad-Seventh cavalry.
Bridge Building and Demolition--Company
X, Third battalion of engineers.
Dress Parade-Seventh and Fifteenth cav