| Show WEAKNESS OF N Y DEfENSE It t Lies in the Danger of an At Attack Attack Attack tack by Land in Rear of The Thc Fortifications SUCH GEN MURRAYS OPINION It II Prom Froni Observing Oll crill Op Olm Operations of or Artillery Artillerymen men mell anil X N Y t III Washington Juno JUlIO IS ItGen Gen Murray chief or of artillery 0 rI Iller has returned from rein Now New No York whore he lie was ivits an all observer of ot the joint operations of oC the Limo regular coast artillerymen and the Now NI Ne york Vork ork state militia In III repelling r time the sham ilium naval at lit attack tack upon the defense of at New No York Having planned these the e joint drills with the special purpose of ot ensuring the ex ox existence e of a force of ot trained d volunteers to make good tho great deOl dem In numbers of at the tIme regular coast artillery Oen Oln Murray Is la extremely gratified with tim tho exhibit Inn of or Interest and enthusiasm shown by b the tho New York notional national guardsmen lu In tho time sue suc successful work orle of ot last week we k Ho lIe now pro Jeers an of ot the plans for tr joint drills based upon tipon tho the fact developed b by time the experience exp ot or last ww w week k that tho thi real roal weakness wC of at New Yorks defense lies Hes In tIme the danger of ot an nn attack by a II land laud force In lit the tb rear ot of tho the tlona Therefore It Is 1 proposed pro Oad to 1110 the time territory lying Iring behind the forts totts Into sections each euh one covered by tv n force torce of ot militiamen Thus Thu in cue cne case of or Fort tho the zone In the lIC rear for tor a n distance of ot about 10 mIles would be divided Into one cute mile sections antI and to each section s lIon would bo assigned a ono one on company compall of or guardsmen whoso whose busi bush business business bushness ness It would be to flunk a study ot of the tho topography of or tho time country to so E thorough that the militiamen would know tIel and in the tho darkest night Just where lay la every eer ridge anti depression tI and arid natural obstacle so that they could fight to the tho best advantage In repelling an attack As this sort of expert know ledge cannot be bo acquired 1 In a few days dayn n nIt It Is Gen don Murrays plan to have ocr cr certain talc lain organizations of ot the th national guard guald permanently unsigned assigned u year ear by year eal to tha the same minnie defensive zone so that th y may become thoroughly familiar with Its It strong points l and all weakness Of Ot course cour e this can only be done lone by hI b the hearty cooperation of or the tile officers of ot the national guard in titus tha various states Kates |
