Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-11
.rrltorles and the plstrIct OF columbIa.

territories and the District of Columbla
In connection with the mobilization of
federal troops for maneuver purposes 1
am instructed by the secretary OF war to
inform you that the department desires to
extend to a limited number of officers Of
the organized militia an opportunity to
attend these maneuveTs for purposes of
observation and instruction.
with this end in view, 1t Is requested
that you furnish this office at the earliest
practicable date, a list of names and Off
GERS, line or staff, Of the organized militia
of your state whom you recommend for
such duty, giving the name Of each officer,
his rank and arm of service, and the prob
able time that he will be able to report
and to remain at the encampment.
THE department will consider this serv-
ice as falling within the provision OF sec
ton 10 of the militia law, and. therefore,
the pay and transportation of such officers
will be betrayed by regular army disbursing
officers from the special annual appropria-
tion for joint maneuvers.
1T is required that in presenting the
names Of these officers you will accom-
pany the request with an estimate OF their
pay and transportation to the nearest
maneuver camp. Inasmuch as the accom-
modations are limited, It will probably be
necessary to make selections from the lists
presented Information as TO the officers
selected by the department for this service
and the places to which they will report
| will be furnished later, after the lists have
been received and acted upon"
Extensive Medical PrOvisiOna.
The extensiveness Of the medical accom-
paniments to the army and navy in tAe
movement southwark adds to the signifi-
canoe Of the operations. The hospital ship
Solace. equipped as a floating infirmary,
viii participate IN the maneuyers. II Will
leave Guantanamo In q dag or two for New
York or Norfolk with eighty sick from the
battleship feet now in Cuban waters and
| then Will be fitted out as a medical supply
ship, in addition 70 its use as a hospital
vessel and sent TO join the vessels Of Ad-
miral Staunton's division OF the Atlantic
/ fleet, ordered to Guantanamo.
The medical staff OF the Prairie and
/ Dixie the vessels. which have been selected
| TO carry the large force OF marines to
| Guantanamo has been increased TO meet
| the needs Of the increased personnel OF
the ships. On the Pacific side OF the coun-
try the Buffalo is receiving the marines
who are being collected from the barracks
] along that Snofo TOT transportation 10 san
Diego and Surgeon General Stokes has
taken similar precautions for medical as
sstance 10 the marines on that vessel.
Admiral Stokes Is accepting this oppor-
tunity It is said. to prove the efficiency
OF his machinery TO carry out any short
notice or emergency orders that may be
issued by the secretary OF the navy.
Extensive prepars tons are being made
ulzv.ise nv Surgeon General Torney OF the
army TO take care Of from medical stand
point for any length OF time the 5000 sol
diers being rushed TO the frontier.
"A reserve medical supply" which con-
tains medical supplies for aoooo troops for
three months, will be shipped from st
Louis for san Antonio tomorrow. Two
base hospitals. which are the largest usec
by an army In the field. are being assdn
J bled at St Louis. from which point thsJ
can be dispatched southwark on tsis
! graphic notice,