San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-02
BIC MANEUVER
At MARIA To I
Be HELD SOON
Military Attaches From
Over the World Will Wit
ness Cavalry in Field.
FIVE DAY BATTLE
First Cavalry Division to Be
Aided by Guard and
Reserve Officers.

On September 10 brigades of the
First Cavalry Division will begin leav-
ing their camps to concentrate in the
vicinity of Maria for a ten-day period
of maneuvers beginning about Septem-
Der %. Probably the largest military
maneuver ever held in this country
will be staged The First Division,
United States Cavalry, is said to be
the largest cavalry unit in the world.
During the period the citizens of
Maria are planning to stage a rodeo.
The First Cavalry Division, less
the First Cavalry Brigade, now at
Fort Bliss, leaves there on September
10 and marches to Maria. The First
Cavalry is at Maria now. The re-
mainder of the First Brigade leaves
Fort Clark on September 10.
Upon the arrival at the maneuver
grounds a five-day period of HOSTILE
ties will eEsue between the First
Cavalry Brigade and the Second
Cavalry Brigade. This Will be fol-
lowed by four-day maneuver, the
entire cavalry. division, fighting an
imaginary enemy. During several days
of this period, ball ammunition will
be used by the troopers while the
artillery will fire shrapnel.
=. Famous People Coming.
During the five days following
October 8, there will be a series of
athletic contests, baseball games, horse
races, boxing matches and polo
matches. During one day of this
time there will be a cowboy roundup
and rodeo directed by Preside coun-
ty cowboys who have had years of
roping experience and are thorough
ly familiar with all the tricks of the
widest bucking bronco.
The citizens of Maria through their
Chamber of Commerce, are making
every effort to care for all visitors
and to see that they have ample ac.
commodations and comfortable quar-
tiers at minimum cost. Many
dignitaries both high in army circles
and in civil authority will be invited
TO attend.
1t is announced that attaches OF
the military departments of virtually
every nation in the world will be
present and witness these maneuvers
Plans are underway to have all
cavalry officers of the national guards
in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico
Arizona and Colorado participate IL
these maneuvers. .a
Maj. Gen. Robert J.. Howe, com,
mander of the First Division OF
Cavalry, will have charge of the
maneuvers. Both the Secretary OF
War and Secretary of the Navy as
well as Gen. John j. Pershing will
attend this great military display.
To Be Small War.
The entire affair will be a NINA
ture war as sham battles will be
fought between the brigades and lat.
or the entire division will move against
an imaginary enemy.
This division is the most complete
in the world. Attached to it is mount
ed artillery, air service. tank corps
chemical warfare section, medical
corps and other needed branches OF
the army necessary to complete O
cavalry division.
Engineer units of this division have
already surveyc the ground on which
the manuevers are to be held and all
necessary steps have been taken to
insure successful schooling for line,
staff and general officers.
In the event the entire cavalry
units of the national guard in the
Eighth Corps Area participate they
will enter the manuevers holding the
grade they hold in their respective
units.
The federal government will pay
all expenses and supply everything
for the national guard officers except
bedding rolls. ""
Will Cost $4,000.
The adjutant generals department
has furnished the War Department
with an estimate of the cost of send
ing the cavalry officers of the Texas
National Guard to these manuevers
The cost is estimated at $4,000.
Points in Texas who will furnish
officers are Houston, Brennan. Tyler.
{ San Antonio, Fort Worth, Mineral
Wells, Dallas, Mckinney, Denison
and Sherman.
Buildings have been erected to care
for these officers as well as all gen.
eral staff officers who attend.
Accommodations have also been
prepared for newspaper men, and the
visiting military attaches stationed at
Washington. - i''.& '.
Loan Big Ranches.
The maneuver ground ideally sit
mated southwest of Maria was donat.
ed for this period by the following
ranchers in the vicinity:
W. p. Fisher. the Fisher ranch OF
approximately lis sections; j. F.
Skinner, portion of his ranch south
of Ruidosa road; Ethel Walker. her
ranch Of seven sections: j. W. Pool.
San Esteben ranch which is composed
of twelve sections, also his Thaxton
ranch Of about IS sections and his
Tiepiga China ranch of about 60
sections; Mrs. T. A. Childers. her
ranch of about 40 sections; +. c.
Mellard. ranch of about 10 sections
Il. NJ. Wilson, Norman estate ranch
bordering Atlantic creek; Joe Bishop,
ranch of about 1000 acres; r. w.
MCGEE, two ranches of 4 and %
sections each; Mrs. Joe Humphreys.
ranch of about six sections; o. M.
Bunton, ranches on Maria Shsfter
road; r. E. i. Tyler, ranch of about
IS sections; John A. Pool Jr., ranch
of 10 sections: L. d. Bunton. ranch
of so sections; Fl. NJ. Greenwood.
ranch Of 10 sections; Hugh Ridout.
ranch OF IS sections: n. A Ford