The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10

and wounded" and technically buried
or taken to hospital tents. The ambu-
lance and hospital corps are to sup
ply the medical officers and men with
plenty of surgical work. The tag
system probably will be used to iden-
tify the dead" and wounded"
The militiamen will be given a taste
of real warfare" They will have to
share the hardships along with the
regulars. There will be no downy pill
lows or soft beds to sleep in at night
nor will they be allowed baggage other
than actual necessities. Those militia
men who have thought that the ma
neuvers are to be fun will be mis-
taken, as it will mean much and hard
work throughout the ten days. The
maneuvers will be a great benefit both
to the militia officers and men. which
should result in increasing their eff
cheney.
Ready to Eight Soon.
A general order published fixed the
date of the troops for leaving Fort
Leavenworth as August 16. The
troops from the post which will form
the Blue column will be the entire
the Fifteenth Cavalry, Second Batta-
lion of Engineers, less Company G,
one platoon of Company D, Signal
Corps, and one-half of Ambulance
Company No. 8. The Blue army will
march to point near Merriam, Kan,
and will be ready to start the cam
paign" August Is.
The troops from the post to join
the Red army from Fort Riley will
| leave August Is and join the Reds at
Lawrence, August II. This column
will consist of Company G, Second
Battalion of Engineers, one-half of
Ambulance Company No. 8 and one
platoon of Company D, Signal Corps.
The troops will be gone from the post
fourteen days. The chief surgeon of
the column will be Maj. L. A. Fuller,
Medical Corps. Capt. P. NJ. Shaeffer
will be assistant to the chief quarter
master, Capt. G. S. Turner.
Col. Daniel Cornman, Seventh Cav
airy, will command the Blue army
with the following staff: Maj. Chas.
Miller, chief of staff; Capt. A T.
Cvenshine, adjutant general; Capt. l.
]. Carr, commissary; Capt. G. S. Tur-
ner, quartermaster
'EWar'' Begging Sunday.
| San Francisco, Aug. 10-The maneuv-
ers that are to begin here and at Sail
mas tomorrow will not be conducted
with the forces of the United States
army one side and the national
guard of California and Utah on the
other as previously was announced. 1t
has been decided to place some
regular troops with the army of inva-
sion, known as the red army instead
of having that force composed entirely
of national guardsmen- One battalion
of the Twelfth United States infantry
sion, the other two battalions joining
| the blue army, the army of defense.
| All the Utah guardsmen-one pro-
visionaI regiment of infantry, COM
pary A of the signal corps, and the
| first battery of field artillery-will join
the blues instead of the invading army.
Every detail of the maneuvers has been
perfected.
The problems to be worked out will
not be furnished by the commanding
| of1cer, General Walter S. Schuyler, I'M
| til the last moment. w hen the armies
| go into camp, they will be ignorant Of
any plans of attack and defense.
Looks Like War in New York.
| New York Aug. 10.-New York city
presented a warlike appearance today
as long columns of troops in full cam
naisn equipment marched through the
streets followed by wagon trains, and
concentrated at transportation points.
! The troops were the headquarters
/ first and second brigades and special
troops of the national guard of Man
| haitian and Brooklyn and they We're
| making the first move in the great war
game to be played for the next ten days
| among the hills of Connecticut
| Officially the war" is known as the
Connecticut maneuVer campaign and
the problem involved is the defense of
this city from an attack of a foreign
/ army advancing from Boston.