Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-14
State National Guard 2,986 Strong
Biennial Report of Adjutant General in Coast Artillery Corps-10,s11 Men in New London County Liable to Military Duty in Case of War.


 The biennial report eE Adl Gen.
 erse N. Cola and alss hiS reBert
 two years as acting auarteznastef
 les>aI to the geverneTs ended Sept
 1912, is now out Ia beck form. It a veIumineus report, covering s5e pages.
 The financial report shows 8 ball. ance on hand in each of the depart Inents and no deficiencies. The num- be,. of pensien end bounty claims gees, and the number of claims al lowed was ssf, the total of the first payments amounting te ss5,e4s.9s.
 Figures on Enrolment.
 A table showing the organization and stxeakth of the Connecticut Ma tiesaal Guard is of much interest and some ef It's totals are as follows Adjutant generafs department, g.; inspector generals department. 8; uuartermazters department, 8 subsist- ence department. l; medical depart rnsnt. 10, Hospital corps. ST; pay de- ies signal corps, Tus calvary, 1sss field artillery, es, veterinarian. l. Coast artillery corps, TAO; First infantry, 72s; Second infantry, 7s6s Separate tosel So .tTenssh. ss Sss. a'sss. % In addition there Is the Governors Foot Guard. First and Second companies, the strength of which is each 118 men, making a total of 23s and the Medt- cal reserve corps organized in July of last year consisting of the follow ing physicians: First Lieut. Arthur ]; Penney Brsnford; First Lieut.. First Lieut. Arthur Bracket, Bristol; First Lieut. John A. Clarke, Green wfch; First Lieut.. Elias Pratt, Tor rington.
 Summer Maneu~ers.
 The report of Colonel c. D. Cowles. Fifth U, s. infantry, recttes in detail the part which the Connecticut Ma tiona1 guard played during the raa0euvers in this state last summer in the attRck upon New York city and is followed by 9 number of important comments In that relating to sanita- tion 1t is noted that the health of the command In these maneuvers was ex- ceilent throughout the entire period and the almost total absence of sore feet Is spoken of remarkable
 The troops of the command were equipped with Is army wagons per regiment each wagon being drawn by two heavy draft horses. While these two larger horses might be able to pull as much on good roads as would four small horses or mules, if is believed that in hfI1y country or on rough roads the four smaller ani- malls would be more satisfactory for the reason that two of them would usually be on good ground and able to pull, whereas the two horses acting alone might not be able to do so.
 Wherever practicable mules should be used for army transportation in preference to horses. as they are more There was only one auto truck with the brigade. Others were seen with the division, but my obser- vatfon of them was not sufficient to warrant my expressing an opinion as to their usefulness for army work Some of those observed seemed to have been entirely too heavy for use on any except good roads and strong bridges.
 Field Training Good.
 The field training of the organiza- tfons was very good, and showed a de- cided improvement over that which I have noted among National Guard troops in previous maneuyers. The of- dcers and men showed a conmendable familiarity with their duties and their zeal. morale and esprits were excellent Troops were habituaIIy formed up and ready to march promptly at the specified time. and the absence of