Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-09
INSPECTION OF THE
 NATIONAL GUARD IS
 DEFERRED FOR TIIAE IIIIIE

T
 PHOENiX, April lowing to the massing of the troops of the United States army along the Mexican bor- der, and the consequent necessity Of the officers of the army commanding their soldiers at the maneuvers, the annual nsreetion of the Arizona Ma tional guard, which was to have ta- ken place on the 18th of April at Phoenix, has been deferred indefl- nitely Captain Palmer os the reg
 ular army has been assigned to re- view the militia of Arizona, and also
 the troops of Colorado. New Mexico and Utah, but the order came from the war department to postpone all dates for militia inspection, and for all officers detailed for the work to go with their commands to the scene of the army activities at the strate
 gic points on the Mexican line. Cap tain Palmer is at present in San An tonic with lis company. Captain
 Powell of the regular army has since been assigned to the inspection Of the militia in the territory, tut it is understood that no attempt will be
 made to settle upon the dates until matters have been adjusted along
 the border satisfactorily to the war department, thus enabling the army to dispense with the field service of the officers detailed for inspection duties.
 The National Guard of Arizona forms a part of the organize dmilitia sSf mi this time, of twelve companies of iu- fantFy stationed at various points in the territory. and one company of cavalry stationed at Morenci Col onel Tuthili is in command of the territorial militia, and under his di- rection, the troops have been brought
 to a standard of drill fully equal to that of the militia of the other states and territories of the cogli- try.
 rhe companies of the Arizona Na tional Guard have been receiving special instruction in the drill reg. uiations of the United States army
 from Captain E. O. c. Ord, who came to Phoenix yesterday from Yuma, where he spent a week with the
 militia stationed there. The condit- ion of the troops stationed at Yuma is satisfactory to Captain Ord, and he states that the companies he has so far examined are in every re- spect creditable to the territory. On
 his way from Yuma Captain Ord
 stopped at Tempe for d few days, where he organized a club which has been given the name of the Pistol and Revolver Club of Tempe" The club was organized under the pro- visions of the United States Revolver
 association, and twenty-five names
 were enrolled on the list of member ship during the first week after it's organization. Many others are ex- pected to join within the next few
 months, and Captain Ord expects the
 club to have a marked influence in increasing the efficiency of the imarksmanship of the members of the
 National Guard enlisted from Tempe and vicinity. Captain Ord left last night for Florence, where he will continue his instructions.
 | Two officers of the Arizona Ma i tionaf Guard have been assigned to | be present with the regular army ! on the Mexican border, and after the return of the officers now partici- pating in the maneuvers others will | be sent down by the war depart ment. The officers at present with
 the regulars are Captain Mitchell of
 Prescott, and Major Clymer of Yuma
 Both will put the ideas gained by theiE> observation of the tactics fol.
 lowed by the army in war maneuvers into practical operation in their troops immediately upon their re turn, and it is expected that the
 presence of the officers of the mill
 tia from all the states of the Uniou
 on the border will have a good deal to do with raising the fighting efficiency of the national guard all over the United States.
 The war department has instructed
 the commanding officers of the army | O reproduce as nearly as possible
 be conditions of actual warfare IT lthe operations and drills now beinl lcarried on in the Southwest, SC ithat those who participate. either al regular soldiers. or as members O
 the militia, can profit by them t'
 .gain a more practical knowledge O
 Ithe demands which would be mad,
 upon the army in time of war.
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