Arizona republican., 1912-02-12
GENERAL EVANS PLANS MEETING
 OF M|L|T|AMEN
Event Will Also Include Many Divisions of the Regular Army For
 ManeuverS.
SENDS LETTERS
 TO COMMANDERS
Object is to Find Out Quo ta Which Each Adjut- ant General is Will
 ing to Send.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 11-In antici- patton of an allowance by congress of the War departments estimate of $l .350 0O0 for the joint maneuvers next summer of the regular army and the organized militia. Brigadier General Evans. chief of the division of militia affars. has just communicated with the .ldjgt1nt generals of Californ a. Oregon. Washington. Idaho. Arizona. New Mexico and Utah definitely to ascertain the number and the kind of troops each state will be able to fur uish
 The small appropriation available for the transportation oi the regular troops limits the number that can take part. but the war department is hopeful that it c.tn find way later Co increase the number. perhaps by asking the governors of the states mentioned to call upon their legisla- lures to supplement the funds sup piled by the national treasury
 on the California coast the purpose is tn establish two m1neuver camps one near san Francisco. the other in the Puget Sound region. The first mentioned camp will be manned by regulars from the Prcsidio at San Francisco and Monterey. with the militia of California. Nevada. Ari- zuua and possibly New Mexico. and the latter AiI be supplied with regu- lar trops from Vancouver harrac Ks. Boise barracks. Forts George, Wright and Llwton. reinforced by the nation al guard from oregon. Washington,
 Idaho and Montana. Both camps nominaHy win be commanded by Ma
 jor General Arthur Murray. command ing the Pacific division. but each will be directly under its department com
 maud,r Erigadier General D. H. Brush in California and Brigadier General M. r Maus in Washington, General Murray acting as chief um- pire
 Tn each camp there will be two
 contcndine armies. each composed of al reinforced brigade of both regulars and militia. The red army will act
 ,s defenders. The blue will represent
 foreign force safely landed on the coast and seeking to penetrate the interior. The navy may take part both offcusiveIy and defensively. with theoretical attacks on the sea coast Qualifications.
 The maneuVers will continue eight days. but are designed as camps Of instruction for officers and men rath- CT than as tests of endurance Marches will be limited tO ten or | twelve miles day and the main bod ies will have ample rest at night While reconnaissance is kept up for | the approach of the enemy. brigade problems will be worked out. Then as the two forces approach. opportu- nitv will be afforded to test the re- sourccfulness of the officers in nov | ing their commands through difficult country each army commander being kept in ignorance of the others move ments by so timing the program toI ! each day as to forestali its anticipa- ton by the warning newspapers. Ii is the intention of the genera | staff to make the maneuVerS prob- | lem in larger tactics, operating the ! formes over as large an area of coun-
 try as possible. Every facility vii be given officers of the lower grades
 to profit by practice in working nu small tactical problems. and even en'
 listed men will be encouraged to show | their initiative. while experience o the utmost value in handling supp'e' and feeding troops will be gained bN the staff departments. But above al will be afforded the much needed opportunity for practice to command
 CTS in handling large bodies in th' field.
 As the necessity for such exercises is imperative. and as the seriousness of such mistakes as arise m th handling of large forces in the flel' can be learned only by personal eN
 perience. to induce congress to max the necessary appropriation will o urged by military experts and aI
 who are interested in the nation < de !