Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-10

on their lips and be glad to come back
/ if the detail should tan their way some
other year.
While the crowd was leaving the ground
| Saturday after the striking dress parade
OF the Seventh and Fifteenth cavalry, the
division bakery men were moving out with
I their personal baggage and the engineers
were busily packing up for a like move
/ Crowds will undoubtedly be on hand today
to see other organizations get under way,
especially the Seventh and Thirteenth.
One Hundred Thousand saw Drills.
Just how many people attended the
maneuvers on the four days they were
given is problematical, but that II ran to
at least 10000 is generally conceded. II
all are counted who have been at the en-
campment grounds morning, afternoon and
evening, another 5000 will have to be
added. This vast aggregation Of people
has been amused, entertained and in
structed I'm manner not possible to any
organized body Of men aside from the regy
ular army. They have seen how camp Is
made, both in shelter tents and otherwise,
how the men are fed and the character Of
provender; how they live in their canvas
homes and bestow their belongings; how
the food is prepared and how field bakeries
are set up and run; how the hospital corps
Is equipped and does its work how the
field telegraph and the wireless are put
into operation in a jiffy and as quickly
taken apart; how the different branches
drill and train and with what cleverness
they put their training to good account
how the various arms Of the service per
form their functions on the field and how
modern engineering makes the crossing OF
streams a comparatively easy job, COM
pared to what It used to be.
Further. the observant ones, and they
are in the great majority, have had oc-
casion to express the view that Uncle Sam
is getting much higher type Of man into
his fighting ranks. The personnel of the
various organizations seen here this year
will compare very favorably with any like
number Of men IN any walk Of life: and
for general polteness and willingness to
answer questions and help the seekers after
information, the soldiers set an example
II would be well for more private citizens
to follow.
That these patent facts have impressed
themselves on the mind of the average
citizen and his wife in Omaha and Ne
braska was proved when the Saturday
crowds were more numerous and fully as
enthusiastic as on the first day. And the
last horse and man participating in the
dress parade was going off the field be-
fore the lingering audience left the stand
last evening The mulJtudes never seemed
to tire Of viewing the swift, panoramic
operations on the field. They have caught
the fever and when the next military
tournament comes to this city greater
grandstands will be required to hold the
people who will want to see end learn
1t has been a great tournament, exceed
ingly well managed, from the general
standpoint Of success; and Omaha, Ak-Sar-
Ben and everybody concerned may con-
graduate themselves this morning They
have nothing to regret, and much to be
tickled over.
seventh Goes on Long Hike.
Sunday morning the Seventh cavalry will
start away on its 24O-mile overland hike
to Fort Riley, and Major Nicholson com
manding in tho absence Of Colonel Hunter,
on leave, expects to cover the distance in
ten days. The Thirteenth infantry will
also get away this morning, going by
train to Fort Leavenworth 1t will be
in barracks at its home post by evening.
The artillerymen and the hospital corps
Will Puh Out SUNDAY afternoon Inc pat
terry goes to Fort Leavenworth and the
hospital corps to Fort ID. a. Russell Both
travel by railroad.
The squadron Of the Fifteenth cavalry
will remain at Fort Omaha for few days,
80 that the officers stationed here can
make their test rides on the horses of
the Fifteenth.
Within a short time and companies of
the signal ara n Fort
LeavenwoTth 10 spend a month in gaining
more knowledge. After the tour of in
struction ID company will return to Omaha
and l company will proceed to Fort D. A.
Russell,