Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1910 — Army Maneuvers Will Be Held At Fort Benjamin Harrison. [ARTICLE]

Army Maneuvers Will Be Held At Fort Benjamin Harrison.

The War Dopartment has decided to make Ft. Benjamin Harrison a camp for regular qrmy maneuvers in September. The announcement was made at the department Tuesday. Whether the militia will participate will depend on what congress does with the legislation appropriating 31,000,000 to aid the field troops in taking part in the maneuvers. The . house already has passed this 'legislation, and indications are that the senate will do it also, which practically assures joint maneuvers. In the event congress acts favorably West Virginia and Ohio will not send militia to Ft. Benjamin Harrison as formerly. It is intended to open an entirely new militia camp In Pennsylvania, and to order the Ohio and West Virginia troops there. The states that will be invited to send their national guardsmen to Indianapolis for drill with the regulars are Kentucky, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana.