Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-10
Penna. GuGrdsmen to
Participate in M0neuUers
on Big Scale at Ell Paso

81 Paso, Tex, July 10.-American
soIdlers may never drive another tent
stake into the soil of Mexico, but the
two brigades of Pennsylvania troops
now here will participate In the great
est maneuvers ever attempted in this
country in times of peace. Behind
this plan, which has reached the regu-
lar army already, is a scheme to de-
liver to the respective States next Fall
or early winter more than 10000
citizen soldiers. trained and equipped
Tor instant call to warfare, regular
army officers here declare.
Volunteer troops will learn of these
plans after they have taken hold of
camp routine here for several weeks
and pave the way for the more am
bitious performances by drills dress
parades and guard mounts. The
pennsylvania forces, two brigades of
which are complete with the arrival
of the Eighteenth Infantry started
work on the usual humdrum mono
tony. Possibly two weeks will be al
lotted for this work, which will harden
the men sufficiently to send them into
the more ambitious and involved tech
meal instruction.
The volunteers will be drilled with
regulars, and while the Guard officers
will maintain their present rank dur
ing this time, the border maneuvers
VIII be under the direct supervision of
regular army officer These men
compare the present plan of intensive
preparedness and preparation to the
task that Lord Kitchener finished be-
fore his death with the volunteers and
territorials of the British Isles.
ITO insure success in battle
through the efficiency of teamwork"
is the manner in which the orders to
the regulars characterize these
maneuvers. They comprise IS distinct
forms of education and embody the
81 reatest program ever known in peace
to whip into shape a civilian army for
the United States, subject to instant
call If needed.
In accordance with this program the
Pennsylvanians here for the next few
months will have learned these is
subjects which will be taught at the
rate of perhaps one a week:
First: To advance through a zone
of artillery fire.
Second. third, fourth: To advance
through a zone of infantry fire before
fire superiority has been gained.
Fifth, Sixth: Gaining fire superiority
= the advance to the assault; the
final assault.
Seventh, eighth: The attack COM
plete; officers required to write a
crittque on the attack, while they will
lecture their men into it's system.
Ninth: Reconnaissance and selec-
tlonS OF various defensive positions
and trench digging and construction.
Tenth: Rifle practice and machine
gun training in defensive work, clear
ing the foreground of obstacles, sight
ing and constructing obstacles in the
| field to BATTLE the offensive gunners.
firing at range marks. firing in various
sectors and sham battles which couple
the actual defense of position from
attacking force. This portion of the
program calls for war umpires who
will decide with whom victory rests.
while the army of defense will be kept
at this work until 1t has achieved sue
cess
Eleventh: Outpost training educat-
ing sentinels in observation, defensive
arrangements of supports, trenches.
obstacles, lines of retreats, patroling.
| Twelfth: Outpost duty with COM
pany performing exactly its normal
functions, various positions to be oc-
cupied and compared. Positions oc-
cupied all night, the frequent patrols
lunder competent instructors.