Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-31
TO STAGE SHAM BATTLE
ON NORTH VIRGINIA FIELDS
Great Military Mancuvcrs Arc
Planned i'll Spotsylvania in
Late September.
THOUSANDS ARE ro he ENGAGED
Scene Of Great Clashes In wur lie
tween the States Again to Rr,Uund
With sound of Conflict in Marine
Corps mud Afr Operations.

Especial u The Times Dispatch.1
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. VA. Aug 80.
One Of the most stup"ndUus mill
tary mancuvers ever undertaken hy
the United States Marine Corps in
this section Of the country is being
planned to take place In Spptsyl-
Nania County. II few miles from Fred
crickshurg. during the latter part
of September.
Brigadier-Gcncral Smcdicy ID But
Ter. post commander OF the marine
barracks at Quantico. and special
stan Of ten marine and naval officers,
including commanders Of several reg
imcnts and hriTadcs Of infantry and
artillery At the Quantico post. came
10 thls city and. pilotcd by Acting
Mayor W. J. Ford. Captain NJ |!
Howe. Captain X. Conroy Nanc" and
c. II. Howard. made a preliminary
tour OF inspection OF the Confederate
war battlchcids from Characteristic
10 Wilderness Run. near the border
line Of Spotsyivania and Orange
Counties
Inspect old BnttIr:.rounds.
Each BATTLE-GROUND was carefully
examined by TIA. military officials az
tentativ" seen" for the gigantic
sham battle 10 b" staged for about
otr week by thousands OF infantry
men and artll"rymcn OF the marin"
corps. General ButIcr aud his special
stan were greatly pleased with the
tour. Tho old scenes Of huttl" will
again he revived on IN" blood stained
battlcgrounds OF IN" War Between
the state. only this time tho mcthode
and Appliances Of warfare VIII be
superseded with the many modern
and scientific Inventions that have
since been nut into use
II is expected that between 1000
and 1000 men. in addition TO nuincr-
Gus aircraft. Will participate In tho
mammoth military spectacle II is
said that au entire hrigad" "f in
fantry, ACCOMPANIED Us "A suitable
number Of maCliu" guns orc-pound-
crs and stokes light rortars. reg
imcnt of artillery with cuuIpm"u, q:
"A number Of 10 millinot"rs and li5-
millirnctcrs tah"ut six-inrh guns
and "A technical regiment with high
powered scarchlIrhts. signals etc.
and "a squadron OF aircraft vlll form
the up-to date army FOR the series
OF mancuv"rs.
VIII March on Foot to Scene.
The officers and men. carving full
personal equipment. viii march on
foot to the hattcrrOunds In Snotsyl-
vania the latter part Of September.
iINS<inG 'NIiNEU + '''''l - r. N''IS N
ronte. Tho supplies, comiuissary do
partmcnt paraphcrnalia. camping
equipment. etc. will b" carried over
tho roads In motor trucks and tho
big guns will he tow"d ny tractors.
The cntirC military train will he
motorized and NO horses will b" used
in tho NOV" mont of troops and equip
mcnt. Tho bridges along tho line 81
march viii Ice recuforc"d by mill
tary engineers
One % tho features % the program
Of combat exercises :" hc staged dur
ing the mau"uvcrs Will bo bombing
battle between aircraft and replica
lines Of hnttlcshipS outiiu"i on large
Fields An,inircraft guns and twelve
mile scarChli.:htr viii play import
ant parts lr th"s" comhats. The To-
cations of all bombs dropucd hy air
planes ON the battlcshins VIII be
marked
II les planned that 4 number OF
members pf IN" United states senate