Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-09
Plan Annual maneuvsrs.


nuaI meneuyeT and eneampment oil
the Tennessee state troops for july $
as prepared by Lieut.. F. " Brabson-l
L. 5. A. attached 10 the state troops.
as instructor and Inspector, includes
a period OF mimic warfare which WIFE
be carried on under plans and cobol-
,ions Of actual warfare.
According 10 the conduct OF the Ten
uessee soldiers in this campaign the
war department officials in a large
measure will determine the fitness a
the state troops. provided they are
called upon TO go to the front in real
campaign.
The encampment will be held al
Maryville. about twenty-five miles
south of Knoxville, beginning on July
II. al the state troops. aggregatinG
about ZOO officers and enlisted men
belonging to the infantry, hospital
corps, ambulance companies, machine
gun companies and cavalry, Will reach
MaryyiNe on that date and go into
camp for a six-day period of drills ana
study.
All close order drills of the infantry
will be held on the campus OF the
Maryville college. Extended and open
order exercises will be conducted on
maneuver grounds nearby.
Realizing the importance Of the ma
Eeuvers for this year, the war depart
ment is sending more regular army
Officers TO accompany the Tennessee
troops than it has ever done before,
except on years when the state troops
have Unanswered with large bodies OF
regulars.
Beside Lieut.. BrabsOn, who has been
stationed with the Tennessee troops
for the past three years, the following
officers of the regular army will be
present in the capacity of instructors,
inspectors and umpires: Col. w. }.
Nicholson, Second cavalry; Capt. A.
B. Cox, Maj. NJ. A. w. Shockley, med
ical corps; Capt. w. p. Screws, Lieut..
c. d. Hartman, Lieut.. J. A. Merritt
Lieut. w. H. Westmoreland, Lieut.. ).
w. Anding, Lieut.. Il. F. Mcclellan,
Lieut.. A. w. Gullion and Lieut.. r. b.
Gray In addition to those regular
army officers of the war department
has detailed company &, Twenty-nlntn
infantry, to come to Tennessee and par"
,icipate in the exercises with the state
troops.
During the period of encampment
from July 11-16 the work of the troops
will be instruction of squad, company,
battalion and regiment in close and
extended order drilling, patrolling,
combat exercises, principles OF ATTACK
and defense and schools for commls
stoned and non-commissioned officers.
Following the encampment period
the battle maneuvers will be besaa-
The plans for that maneuver, winch
was worked out by Lieut.. Brabson, as
sunes that there are two laAe hostile
forces unz1a sters Tennasl ~ Blsa.e
force is invading Tennessa& and 10
preparing to attack a Red defending
force at Hartman Junction.
The state troops, with the regular
army company, will constitute the ad-
vance guards detachments OF these
two large imaginary armies.
On the morning of July 10 the Red
detachments. consisting OF the Third
Tennessee infantry with machine gun
detachment, Troop b. cavalry from
| Chattanooga, Field Hospital No. anu
a detachment Of sanitary troops, VIII
he sent to Sevierville, to collect sup
niles for the main Red force which IS
making its base at Hartman Junction
On the same morning the remaining
troops. composed of company Z, T. .
A. First separate battalion from Mem
phis. Second separate battalion from
| Nashville, separate companies &, u,
+ and H, state troops; ambulance com
nany No. l and detachment OF SAM
tarv troops, composing the advance
guard for the Blue army, when Will
be at Englewood, will break camp at
Maryville.
Following the latest approved meth
DDS of warfare, those two detachments'
the Red army and the Blue army, Will
then begin a series OF maneuverlng
against each other in working out the
battle problem with which the TWO
commanders are confronted.
Inst what action each of the com
manders will attempt will be left Tor
them to decide. Under the rules a
number of plans can be made by them.
directors Nominated.
George T. Hughes has been nominal
ed for director of the federal reserve
hoard If the Sixth Tor Atlanta) re