The evening times., 1897-06-19

| from military standpoint, and the in
struction received has teen thorough and
| of vast benefit to the brigade.
Gen 0rdway has issued d memorandum
in regard to yesterdays sham battle, in
which he ays:
/ am not in favor OF. field exercises
as usually conducted, and therefore desire
TO find location on which the methods
OF attack and defense Gould Ee practically
executed without any program to guide
commanding officers, either as to the
movements best TO be made by them or as
to which side would be successful. In
other words, regard such exercises as a
method of finding out and testing the
abilities of the officers to handle troops
under conditions similar to those Of actual
war, ana not for the purpose of testing
the drill Of tile troop-the latter can lie de
terInined on the parade ground as well
as anywhere else Unfortunately, the
land in front of the reservation is too
extended to he wholly covered By the force
at our disposal, and / am, therefore, OF
llGed to select Dited font for defense,
and to give the commanding officers Of
the opposing forces Information of the
first Location of the forces of their oppo-
ncnt, instead Of leaving il for them To
find cut by the usual methods used in
war
There is absolutely no program pre-
scribed, nor is II predeterniued- as 10
which side shall be successful. The op-
posing forces are left TO eht the pIobirEI
out, and the success or failure OF any
movement and the final result sLall he de-
terrnined by the following general rules:
A turning movement will be declared sue
cessful--
First. If the party attempting Ii gets
within 200 yards OF the flank Of heenemy
without being discovered and fires the first
shot.
Second II the party attempting 1t, al
though he may he discovered and fire
opened on him before getting within 200
yards OF the flank of his enemy, shailappear
with "a force larger in numbers than his
enemy has at that point, and maintains
that superiority until aftersthrce yolleys
have been interchanged betw tile Oppos-
Ingforces at intervals of one minute between
each vollcy
Third. owing to the great extent Of
country enabling either side to march a
distance Of a mile or more from the flank
and then claim that a successful turning
movement, it is required that the opposing
forces must actually come in contact with
each other as contemplated In rules 1 and2
\ direct attack on any point or any hody
of troops, VIII be declared successful when
ever the force making the attack is larger
in numbers than the force defending il
at that point, and such superiority is
maintained until after five yoIIeys have
beCn interchanged between the opposing
forces at intervals OF one minute between
each vOlJey.
If either force eXbausts its ammuDit on
before achieving final success uader the
rules prescribed IL VIII be regarded as to-
tally defeated
AT glance il viii be IerCeived that at
the very moment flank attack appears
successful the party defeated on its flank
may deliver Counterstroke by "A direct
attack On the front OF his enemy. and
thereby completely nullify its effect and
necessitate complete Encouragement of
lines on both sides or decision by the |
umpire that the action is ended. The move |
ments and combinations possible are SO |
great that Il is useless to suggest them |
TO intelligent Officers.
ALBERT ORDWAY.
BTigadier General, ID. C. NJ
The decision OF the umpires, and the rules |
governing the contest of yesterday fol |
low:
Headquarters D. G. NJ,
In the Field,
Camp Washington, Nd. June Is, 1897.
The Commanding Officer First Regiment, J
D. c. y. e.:
Sill: The commanding general directs me
b announce that the decision of the UNI
pires awards the victory in the field ex-
eTcises Of today to the attacking force,
by Col. CLAY Very respect
fully, THEODORE MOSHER,
Adjutant General.