New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
SHENANDOAH AGAIN TO
ECHO MARTIAL STRAINS
Brigade of Cavalry and Bat
terry Of Horse Artillery to
ManGuVre There.
I'm REORGANIZATION PLAN
Part of Preparedness Pro.
gramme - Experts Who
Studied Abroad Will
Apply Lessons.

Washington June s.-The Shenandoah
Valley. where phil Sheridan made M,
famous ride ffty years ago, is 10 hear
again the song Of bugle the salloplng or
horses. the ring Of carbnes and the boom
Of cannon. for the War Department IL
trying out the cavalry and has chosen
the Shenandoah as the bloodless battle
ground.
For two months this summer a fwl
brigade Of cavalry and battery Of horse
artillery will manGuvre and fight over
the red roads. the green hills and fields
near Winchester that once figured IN
great cavalry battles.
The department has leased a tract Of
ground a mile broad and two miles long
in the heart OF the Shenandoah, seventy
miles from Washington Orders have thus
early been issued TO the troops for two
regiments Of the brigade, those from
Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont and Fort Ogie.
thorpe, Georgia. must ride seven hundred
dusty miles under a summer sun before
they can reach the valley, and they must
report on July % The LIST Squadron. from
Fort Myer, Virginia, will have only sew
enty miles to go, and the horse battery
from Fort Riley, Kansas, will be sent By
rail
President May Be Spectator.
Great interest attaches 10 the ma
nouvres. Secretary Garrison will be a
frequent spectator Major General Leon
ard Wood chief Of staff. q. s. 4, prob
ably will sperd mucn time there and
President Wilson may summon White
House automobile some Saturday and
make the trip TO the valley battle ground
The necessity for a rehabilitation Of the
cavalry was disclosed when the General
staff made ambitious plans some time
ago for the reorganization of the army
with a view TO preparedness. This re-
suited in the sending to Europe last year
of a board OF six cavalry officers who
studied the German Russian, Austro-
hungarian, French and English orgauiza-
tons -Four months We're spent abroad
by these officers and since taelr return
they have prepared plans for radical
changes in the organization and use Of
cavalry Of the American army
These plans were carefully considered
by the General STAFF. and il was decided
that before adopting them they should b.
submitted to practical test Secretary
Garrison therefore authorized the gather
ing in the Shenandoah for the trial
A board OF officers made tour Of in
spection OF the valley a few days ago IN
search of q suitable marEuv-c ground,
and leased the biz tract. which Brssdler
General G. \. Devol. head Of the board.
saws is ideal for the experiments.
To Apply European Theories.
The tests will take place under the c..
rectlon Of Colonel q. n. Murray. Of TIE
18th Cavalry as Brisadier General Z. j.
McClernand. the head Of the cavalry
board. Is prohibited from exercising act
ual command by virtue OF HIS rcuremen,
General McClernand. however, with Lieu.
tenant Colonies J. r. Dickmann and Fred.
5. Foltz Major Jesse Mel Carter ana
Captain Frank Parker. all members o.
the board which studied tho European
systems. will be present during the drills
and observe the results.