Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1911 — TROOPS’ PROGRAM READY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TROOPS’ PROGRAM READY

Elaborate Events Prepared for Military Tournament July 23-30. At a meeting of the officers composing the program committee, the following program was adopted for each

evening, July 24 to 29, inclusive, for the National Military Tournament to be held in Grant park, Chicago: 1. Band Concert—7:3o to 8:15 p. m. 2. Naval Artillery Drill —Illinois Naval Reserve. 3. Wall Scaling—By a Selected Battalion of Infantry, Illinois National Guard. 4. Musical Drill with Arms —By a Selected Battalion of Infantry, Illinois National Guard. 5. Shelter Tent Drill —By a Selected Battalion of Infantry, Illinois National Guard. 6. Rear Guard Action: Defense —A Battalion of Infantry, Illinois National Guard; Detachment Illinois Naval Reserve; Detacnment Engineer Company, Illinois National Guard; Detachment Signal Corps, Illinois National Guard; Detachment Field Hospital, Illinois National Guard. Attack —A Battalion of Infantry, Illinois National Guard; Machine Gun Platoon, First Infantry, Illinois National Guard. 7. Troop Drill and Fancy Riding—By a Selected Troop, First Cavalry, 1111nlds National Guard. 8. Battery Drill —Battery “B,” Illinois

National Guard. 9. Dress Parade—By the Full Regiment Carrying the Program, Except on Wednesday and Saturday, when a Marching Review of all troops will be held. Subject to changes for cause the following assignments of dates were made on which the organization designated will furnish the Infantry program. the individual battalions being assigned by the Regimetnal Commander: Monday. July 24, First Infantry. Tuesday, July 25, Second‘lnfantry. Wednesday, July 26, Seventh Inft’y. Thursday, July 27, Eighth Infantry. Friday, July 28, Seventh Infantry. Saturday, July 29, First Infantry. The Rear Guard action lasts fortyfive minutes and shows entrenching by the defense. The attack —woik of Signal corps with automobile wireless, 1 Engineers erect an emergency bridge, the Hospital corps work amcng the wounded; heavy fire of field and machine guns and rifles: withdrawal of defense and blowing up of the bridge. This last feature of the program is expected to be one of the most realistic ever presented at a military tounxey.

Artillery Under Fire.