The sun., 1900-06-06

A white uniformed detached force, CONSISTING
of one company of infantry and two machine
guns. viii take up an inirenchad poSl'i9n on
the high ground south Of the kin>ley HOUSE
to check the advance of "a hostile blue recon
ni ling force. consisting of three cotlpal ! =
and two mountain gum, advnncilE oE ~ ~"
Highland Falls West P,ipt rOud, " the Mhltn
force b, unable to hold th' position II VIII
fall back and make n stand al the cross roalS
near TIA" Sedgewlck Monument. may !. lne
wnr tho oparntions are described ~ the ter,e
military programme but the actual proceed
ings In all their details mean II goou u'al ninr'
and rnml~" t. q among III" mos, ,, lnIerrn,,,ns
"Nh ,ltions of the KIND eyer seen AZ Nes' 4i ~
~ viii d" a sham battle "NtenIIhG over He'"
= "ani n quarter IN lnncth H. a., ,r,-
The K.n,ley hou," wenloned N me Pre- pro-
Erammc Is away down by me bis sa,rs 'p ronG ,and
from ther' winds Tor nearly a mile along w"
side Of the steep hill to the headpuarIprH nuliu-
Ing and the parade grounds, Nbo'e ~ " ~
steep wooded hillside that would make an
ideal place Tor n Filipino ambush on we
other side is "A stone wall beyond when Is rhr
precp'ous hillside down To the, river ne
roadway itself Il beautifully graded, ana mas
nothing in the shape Of hliI beyond lev 'r
gentle undnlations over this ground ihr
white infantry COMPANY. with Us TWO iha'inS W iit
guns, is supposed 10 fight liz way men Dy men
against the superior force Of the three com,
panic. in blue The cadets will be- equipped
for regular field service, the white COMPANY t
carrying intrcnchng tools WIN Wh''h "e'
will throw NJ intrenchments, .,.Ai,,,,
The battle will rare all along inc Wlnuns
hillside road TO and across the parade Rrounu.
the lasi rally of the whites being AZ me ahRh
where the ruad leads to the re~erNh'lnn anu
whore the not very imposing ftgure M hron"
of Gen Sedgwirk stands, The cadets hnNstr-
hcarSed This battle over and over again Wnhh
Tho past year and II ought 10 be a very in'el
esting spectacle. II the number who tlirh'n oul
10 the drill to-day i AIRY Indication 'heIe
should ha A very large crowd ofNisltors mere w
sea this event There was "A similar Shain
battle here last June. but with that cNc'plon
nothing of the kind has ever before occurred a'
West Point
IN past wears there were simple infantry en-
gagements on ana around thr parade grounds;
but the operations planned for tomorrow whi
give the cadets an opportunity 10 snow now
movements are conducted In actual warfare
and over n long stretch Of territory,
4 feature Of tho dress parade this evening
was III" unusually marked reverence shown
Banner" was played when the gun was fired
and tho flag was lowered. Prior to the SPAN
lSh war this Wa- "A very pnrfunctory ceremony.
Nobody paid any more attention 10 IN" Star
Spanglnd Banner" than To any other air the band
played. This evening ~ the very first note ~
the national air every man. woman and chlld
around the borders Of the parade ground rose
and the men lifted their hats ana stood with
barred heads until the last note died away.
IL Is now an order, so far as the soldiers on
military reservation are concerned, that they
shall come to attention when The star Span
gled Banner j. played and the public have
very quickly and gracefully followed the "N-
that our Spanish citizens taught rs. In tnba.
Porto Rico and the Philippines they always
rose and uncovered whom our national air was
played We do IL NJ HON. now and II is NOT
the least of the many impressive features oi
West Point dress parade