The San Francisco call., 1910-09-12
TRAMP, TRAMP TO
CAMP ATASCADERO
Second Big Military Maneuyers
in California to Begin
Saturday

PASo ROBLEs, Sept 1.-THE second
big military maneuvers to be held in
California and Jointly participated in
by the United States troops stationed in
California, Arizona and New Mexico and
the national guard of this state and
the two territories, viii commence at
Camp Atascadero next Wednesday.
Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss, who
took charge of the department of Cali
fornia only a few weeks ago. and who
formerly was on the general staff at
Washington and for a time acting chief
Of staff OF the army, viii be in COM
mand Of the joint maneuvers. APP
proximately 5000 troops, regulars and
militia. viii be in camp.
Two years go the first joint maneuv-
Prs between the regulars in the depart
ment Of California and the militia of
California and Arizona We're held at
Atsscadero under the command of Colo
mel Marion P. Maus. now brigadier gen
aral in command OF the department of
Washington. The results were so graft
Tying TO the war department that the
big Atascadero ranch, with its miles of
oak studded hills and pretty valleys,
located about eight miles from Paso
Robes and midway between San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles, has been made
Dne Of the 10 regular biennial camps
Of instruction for the joint field train
Ing of the national guard with the
regular troops.
ENGINEERS TO JOIN
A detachment Of engineers from Fort
Deavenworth. Kansas. under Captain
3. r. Lukesh, has been detailed TO the
camp this year. Captain Lukesh will
be chief engineer. He will have charge
Of the engineering problems during the
unaneuvers and, with his detachment
will give instructions in the laying out
and construction OF field works and
entrenchments.
In view OF the fact that there is q
general impression that if there is an
other war in the near future it may
be on the Pacific ocean and coast, ii is
believed that the study OF aerial, craft
Tor military purposes should not be con-
lined to the army posts on the Atlantic
coast and in the middle west The
plain TO the west of the camp. about
: mile in length and completely sur
rounded by a screen of hills. is believed
by army officers to be admirably adapt
Cd 10 aeroplane flights. The request
for the detachment of the army aerial
corps has been refused by the war de-
partment. however
The Atascadero naneuvers are desig-
mated as camp Of instruction" and in
reality viii be that far more than
spectaculag exhibitions OF mimic war
fare and sham battles In fact there
viii be few spectacular features and
put little powder burning" The war
department has inaugurated policy
IF economy in field maneuvers and ar
parently is of the opinion that the
numbering roar OF cannons. the sput-
tering Of machine guns and the rattle
pf long lines OF infantry is a waste of
blank ammunition and does not add
much 10 the real Instructions and les
sons to be gained by the militia from
held training with the regulars.
TRAINING FOR MILITIA
The object OF the camp Of instruction
5 TO place the militia under the COM
hand Of the regular army officers. that
ne guarosmen may obtain practical in
ftruction in the field, drill the officers
both OF the regular army and of the
'ational guard in the handling of larg-
n bodies Of troops thap is afforded at