Evening star., 1921-09-25
PRESIDENT TO SEE
Marine WARPlAY
Will PASS Night Under Can.
vas and Experience Life
of Soldier. :, i
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dlspatch 10 Ihe star.
.. FREDERICKSBURG va. .septem-
sber 24-President Harding has ac-
'cepted an invitation to attend the fall
. maneuvers of the United States Ma
+, rine Corps at Wilderness. He will ar
rive in Fredericksburg October /. en-
route to the historic backgrounds.
near here, and expects to remain Sun
day to witness q thrilling night air
attack by bombing planes on an i'm
aginary battleship on a field. Presi-
dent Harding will pass a night under
sranvas at the encampment and ex-
Sperience the life of a soldier on the
!. Battlefield, returning to Washington
EOct0ber 2. .>..~ - .s.
70 Program Of Maneuvcrs. a.
Z The following is the program for the
extensive military maneuvers TO take
place next week on the Wilderness bat
flefieids in spotsylvania county. near
September ss. march from ouantico
to Aqua. creek, bivouac for night.
September -. continue march to
fredericksburg: bivouac fer night.
September IS. Wednesday. march as
guard. Army Corps. to Wilderness
run; make camp vicinity Wilderness
run: that night, bombing practice by
aviation section. searchIight practice.
anti-aircraft gun practice.
September 29, in camp Wilderness
run; 3 pm, advance base ma neuyers; !;
$50 Pm. air raid by .bombers, de-
fenss of battleship by serchlights
anti-afrcraft guns. September 80,
= am, day bombing and defense of
battleship by anti-aircraft guns and
pursuit planes: am, advance base
maneavers: pm. platoon problems
and demonstrations: $50 pm. air
raid BY bombers, defense of battleship
hS searchlights, anti-aircrait guns.
i3.& Bombing on Program.
es.ober 1. am, day bombing and
dsfense of battleship by anti-aircraft
g-n:' and pursuit planes; am. adj
vancef base maneuvers; $3.50 pm,
night bombing. defense of battleship
by searchlights, anti-aircraft guns.
October 2, am, religious exercises,
historical talks. recreation. Oc-
tober.3 am. day bombing and de-
fensez of battleship by anti-aircraft
guns and pursuit planes. Break camp,
march as rear guard Army Corps to
Fredericksburg. Bivouac for night.
october 4, Frederick sburg to Guam
tico. -
On this mansuver the following
equipment will be- taken: The arms
used by infantry. automatic rifles,
IndcHiHe gums, SlOheS fNOEttTs. 81
millimeter gunse. TS-miuimeter guns,
3-inch anti-airesaftt guns. 1a5-milli-
metef guns, ofie,ztank made by ma
rines and suited to- marine expedi-
tionary work, ons. armored car, 60
inch searchlightss 24-inch, search
lights. radio tefegraphs and tele-
phones. captive balloon. Martin bomb
ers and pursuit planes. full engineer
equipment for one battalion. field en-
gineers, full signal equipment for one
battalion field engineer troops.
Main Deck Of Battleship.
The main deck plan of modern
battlsship will be laid out on the
ground with its searchlights and anti
aircraft guns placed as on a battleship
of this type. This is to demonstrate
by actual trials the defense a battle
ship is capable of making against
aircraft. The deck plan of the pro-
posed aeroplane carrier will be laid
off the ground and on this deck air
planes will take off and land to
demonstrate their ability to do SO and
to illustrate their usefulness in the
overhead air defense 70 the battle
ship.