| Show t Report foz fot of t Geographical LUlIs of 1 Emphasizes Need of of cAr Jas in Beler Belier II I I XI crime orho roo ye rort of Miles lus Is n a brief novie ot of time the ye IC harts that intro hae beun tu to him him hv hr other Je lie time tho tol o for tor a ot of time the of at the departments wih with n mu vieu of r len lolL Mile attentions to the ly IC of for Cor artlery artillery that lint while at It of oC are being vent spout for or for or cavalry very el little Is u etl to ur of offord furl ford shelter for far artillery artl r which Is ex exI x I to s severe ela nong th tIme Thee he e troops rays S 01 Cans Miles lle at to bt be located to time tha time tho cx ro hosed el PositIon ot of lany of at them I I iee 10 rio la on h not be constrUcted In mime II to ii b occupied I It I is known for years ear eart t exactly octy where and when the they wi will bo be I 1 also call to the or of timi tho lols tiong al on time the conet where millions have been expended Ir Ic anal aM work worle und amid yet ot s not heel pr ro su wih wIth amid other appliances to time the effective u use o ot of 11 actual warfare Gel Mies Miles says saye DIng Doming the year ear there have hav havI I con 1 no serious except that of the tho troops under Oen Ocum n I In 1 I I wih with the lie Monas 1011 For tho or of men Inca ens en ged thi timi 1 a very cry spirited and ue engagement Our forces were by one of the most cooed amid ot of I tim tho army arm whose record has alwa always s or of time tho highest t his or Iler and his bus achievement together with that or of the thi troops In iii this lila engage lent made chapter ot of fortt tule tuile Mil anil heroic tort in tim the history ot of American arias II The of the is quIte lat satisfactory and there ther has ba been I no dims of among them Imong luring laming the twelve months ThIs 11 i accounted tOI tom Principally by three reasons First just and humane or at time the Indians arid and the judicious manage ment macat of ar ther their second their heir gradual from a condition or of barbarians to that lint or of a C Ind amid third the lie close proximalLy or of the military garrisons which are al u CI way 1 mice In cUSO or of threatened threatened Th Tine experience during the great civil t war amid years or of campaigning alon along nUl Bum western frontier afforded tle time best schools of Practice for our array army In years ars Tie Time attention given gen to and exercises Ilde our arlY array u a corps corp ot of the elementary for or enl enlisted led menthe limit libraries time the Post Iy and schools the schools or of 1 Instruction nail and practice for tor officers as Well cl nH as the tie military produced ni nil or of sUch excellence that I was lS able In 1 my annual report for or 1896 1196 to tate state The per personnel of oC the army lS never In beter better This ThIR WIK proven to bo be true by the fortitude skill and displayed lii In every serious campaign on er every ot of moral mortal combat om bat wherever the army line heon engaged Irs In any par part or of orthe the world humming the he lust last tour four year years During that hunt many changes la have e occurred arid the army ha ben been YeT very largely Increased The fhe long rind varied servIce of oC the tho senior officers their experience In organizing organizing dl dis instructing and lending their lS as wel well lS mis the excellent die In Instruction and exemplary con conduct n duct ot of time the ot of the an anny of oC 98 91 have been time the heaven of time the ary or of ben time such u as affected our ed army have been or wi ivill bo be eradicated |
