The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-13
TROOPS GOING TO FORT RILEY.
FAN Maneuvers of Regular Army and
Militia Begin Monday.


Militia Begin Monday.
Junction City, Kan, Aug. 13.-With-
In the next two days 5000 troops Of
the regular army and organized militia
wall arrive at Fort Riley for the fall
maneuvers that start Monday. Every
thing Is in readiness for their coming,
ana Immediately upon their arrival
they Will go into camp on the Pawnee
Flats. north OF the post. A company
OF engineers have been here. for some
time, and have completed the laying
out OF streets and selection of sites for
the various organizations. Each regi-
ment has been assigned to a certain
portion OF the camp, and there will be
no confusion or disorder in getting
settled. All preliminary arrangements
nave been under the supervision of
Brigadier General f. K. Ward, the
commanding officer at Fort Riley, who
camp.
The maneuvers this year will be on
q smaller scale than heretofore, and
Tor this reason it is expected that they
VIII be more successful. The larger
bodies of men that have been here in
past years were more difficult to han
de-, and the prescribed movements
could not be gone through with. in
the limited time. With the smaller
forces the officers in charge expect
much better results.
All OF the regulars are making at
~Se~SS a RCA lASA III LIlS LTip TO the camp
overland marching. The first battalion
OF the Fourth United States infantry
from Fort Logan H. Roots, Arkansas,
Is marching from Renfrow, Okla, and
VIII arrive at the camp on Friday. The
Fort Leavenworth detachment, consist
ing of the Thirteenth infantry, two
companies of engineers, and headquar-.
ters, is also expected in on that day.
Headquarters and two battalions of
the Fourteenth infantry, from Fort
Crook NohrocIro xrrfJI
The Seventh cavalry and Sixth field
artillery, from Fort Riley, will also
take the field on that day. There is a
twofold purpose in having the troops
march to the camp. Each regiment
must take $50 miles practice march
every year. and the war department
has decided to march the troops to the
maneuver camp, thereby giving each
organization its practice march as re-
CURED and saving transportation ex-
penses. Another important considera-
ton Is that the troops will be hardened
and ready to enter into the harder
movements of the mimic warfare i'm
mediately. while before valuable time
get the troops into condition.
Over 1000 militiamen will be in the
field at various times. The Kansas
troops will be first in the field. Two
regiments, or about 1900 men, will
arrive in camp August Is and remain
until August &c. The Missouri troops,
about 1900 in number, will arrive
September and remain until Septem-
per TO-. The Nebraska troops, 1000
In number. will be encamped from
August II to %, and the $50 Okla
homa National guards will be here
from September 1 to IL.
The following officers have been as
signed to the camp headquarters:
Brigadier General F. K. Ward, COM
handing; Major I. A. Haines, adjutant
general; Major G. w. Road, Eighth
cavalry. chief umpire; Lieutenant
colonel w. Stephenson. medical corps.
chief surgeon; Captain H. o. Rolfe, O.
M. D.. chief quartermaster; Captain N.
j. Kilfian, c. s., chief commissary:
Captain w. F. Clark, pay department,
chief paymaster; Major Omar Bundy,
inspector generals department, in
spector general.
The secretary. of war, General
Oliver, has left Washington for the
west to visit the different manuever
camps. He will come to Fort Riley
and spend some time at the maneuyer
camp as the guest of General Ward