Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
Adjutant-G General SadIer Points
Out Defects in Jerseys
Troops.
LAND FOR ACTUAL FIELD
MANEUyERS IS NEEDED"
Declares Companies in. Towns
With Inadequate Drill Facil-
tiles Should Be Mustered Out.
Irrom a star corrsspond.nl.l

[From a stan Correspondents1
TRENTON, Nov. 14.-Deciaring
hat the reorganization of the Ma
tional Guard of the State has given
New Jersey a weii-balanced guard,
Adjutant- General Wilbur F. sadler
today submitted his annual report to
Governor Wilson. The r~eorganiza-
ton of the States military guard
was completed during the last year
and Mr. Sadler says hat the several
units. may. in the event Of war. be
turned over to the government COM
plete in organization, thus avoiding
the confusion that would otherwise
exist.
The Encouragement was mad in
conformity to the organization or
the regular army, and was along the
lines advocated in General Sadler's
report last year the chief change
being hat a tactical division was
created.
Staff officers detailed unnecessarily
on stats of regiments, brigades and
the division were returned to their
respective departments. where they
have a definite status under the
direct control of chiefs of their de-
partments, similar to those of the
United States army. The enlisted
personnel OF each regiment was in
creased to provide for a headquar-
tiers detachment to include trumpet-
ers, orderlies, mounted scouts. wag-
oners, ETC., and to be administered
as such under the command Of an
officer detailed for the purpose. The
cavalry and artillery were detached
from the brigades and placed direct
ly under control of the division COM
mander. Other changes were made
to conform to regular army regula-
tons.
Wants Actual M~aneuvers.
General Sadler makes a number of
important recommendations as fol-
lows: That the State purchase a
site for field at some
point remote from centres OF popu-
lation, where actual field conditions
can be met and solved, and that II
such a site be not purchased in time
for the next summe encampment,
additional grounds In the vicinity of
Sea Girt be rented for the field train
ing of the infantry troops.
That the system of camps of in
struction for infantry officers SO sue
cessfulIy carried on during the past
two years be continued with the ad-
dition of a camp OF instruction for
medical officers, to be held at the
same time.
That the officers of the cavalry and
signal troops attend the army service
schools at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
next year. If opportunity be afforded,
and that the practise marches for
the cavalry, field artillery and signal
troops, inaugurated in 1911, be con-
| tinued.
That steps be taken toward provid-
ing adequate company lockers and
storage facilities in the several ar
mories and drill halls and that or
! g~anizations stationed in towns where
there are inadequate accommodations
for drill halls be mustered out Of
service.
To meet Deficiencies which still ex-
LIST in the service. general Sadler
says, there should be established a
department. III bcINAGc SNAiCOlS. LII
| charge of this department IS the
senior officer of the regular army on
duty in this State as inspector-in-
structor. The work of this depart
uent will be based upon the practi-
| cal experience of last years theoret-
ical tourse iii army schools. supple
mented by the work at the camp Of
instruction for officers and by the
practical work in the summer camps.
The character of tactical work I'M
dertaken by the New Jersey troops
at the joint camp of instruction, at
MI. Gretna, proved valuable, General
Sadler says, and enabled the organ.
izations to receive, under the direc-
ton of regular officers, practical
training in the handling Of supplies.
construction. sanitation and solution
of field problems.