Show MllE MILES ANn ND DEWEY TO COMMAND k L i iI OPPOSING FORCES IN SHAM BAT I Washington Feb 9 Tentative plans have been formulated for by the th board of organic fortifications of the army and the general policy board of the navy looking to 0 joint maneuvers on on a large largel scale duping dung the summer by the artil artillery l j lery f stationed at Forts Wadsworth Wadsworth Wads Wadsworth worth and Hamilton an the North At Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic lantic squadron sq adron Reorganization of f the tb artillery into a 0 corps makes it necessary ne essary that tests be made at the earliest Opportunity of the system s stem of fire control as exercised at the various seacoast fortifications The forthcoming maneuvers will vill set settle settle settie tle tie it is expected many nany under discussion relative to the efficiency of various engines and implements of warfare The policy board of o the navy nav of which Admiral Dewey is in president has been gIving consideration to the pro proposed proposed proposed posed maneuvers It has been practically cally decided d to test the mechanism of the later ships constructed and the ef eC efficiency efficiency of submarine boats It is is probable ble that Admiral Dewey I will be in supreme command of the t tI th 1 I navy and that General Miles Will b be Jn charge of the land forces rhe new chief of artillery will hav lla liaW actual aI I charge of the repelling forces esio The North Atlantic Al lantic squadron be QC aug augmented aug augmented augmented II by the addition of s seral eral tor torl torI torpedo l I boats boate and submarine beets ts Rear i i Admiral HIgginson will be t tie he e officer of the navy second in command to Ad Au Admiral Admiral miral Dewey I Range and position finders now un on under under onder der consideration for foi by the army will be tested by the location or vessels of the navy naY and operations sim aim similar ilar Har to conditions in actual war v ar will b be conducted to ascertain exa when a aI I vessels passes over one ore of i mine of the harbor Control l of If thoss thos I has recently been transformed I 1 from the engineering corps corp to the ar ax artillery artillery tillery |