The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-15
Militia TO
FIGHT FOES
Spectacular Battle
With Rapid Fire
Guns.
TN ACCORDANCE with plans made
at the meeting OF the officers OF

Tn ACCORDANCE with plans made
at the meeting Of the officers OF
u -he local military yesterday morn
ing, the field duty and camp of ,he
regiment will be held covering the three
days. October Goth, eth and 2Sth, the
command returning to the city early
enough on the morning of the last nam
Ell day to permit the men of the
regiment to take up their regular EN-
ployment on Monday morning.
The camp will be as outlined in the
Advertiser, the most complete tour of
duty that can be arranged to give tie
men practice in the regimental and
battalion formation. There will be lit
tie of the ordinary duty of camp life,
owing to the fact that the men have
had in recent years sufficient duty on
guard and ordinary camp routine TO
prepare them for taking care OF them.
selves under any ordinary circum-
stances. and so It will be that when
the members of the regiment are taken
to the site of the camp. they will nnd
that their tents are ready and that
there are no duties to be done but set
the guards and prepare for the night.
The present plan is to have the as
sembly of the regiment at the armory
after the dinner hour on Saturday
evening. The trains will be waiting
and the men will be landed at the camp
within a half hour. The fact that little
time must be consumed in the trip has
had much to do with the selection of
the site for the camp. Abandoning the
plan for the use of the Nanakuli lands
COT Jones, Lt.-Col. Mccarthy and
Capt. Ashley on Saturday afternoon
paid a visit to the lands just below
Moanalua. by the courtesy of Manager
j. A. Low, of Honolulu plantation, the
regiment had been offered the use OF
the lands which have been partially
prepared for planting. makai of the
railroad for the camp. This was founo
to be Al perfect site for the camp and
was at once chosen by the officers.
Mauka Of the railroad there are fields.
some plowed land and much of the soil
in shape for blowing. where the troops
will have ideal conditions for the fOrma-
tions through which they will be put.
The extent of the grounds over which
the action will be fought gives range
of something above a mile for the gun
practice. There is an area adjoining
the plantation lands which ii is expect,
ed may be secured and If this is done
there will be even better conditions for
the exercises. The plan is to have the
battle begin early in the morning of the
9th, so that the hardest work may be
done before the heat of the day. This
will permit some recreation during the
ne nd III. ,..il
be kept over night, the full moon max
ing it an ideal place for the visiting
which will mark the day and evening.
and the men will be brought back to
the city early enough for all to get to
their work on Monday morning.
There will be constructed against the
cliffs ii suitable arrangements can be
made, Il fort and trenches, with targets
to represent an mtrenched army. The
object Of the attack will be to dislOdge
the supposed enemy. For this purpose
the regiment will act in lire of battle,
The two Hotchkiss guns will be used.
Th"s" two Founders Will be in charge
OF T. Company, the men of which Will
act as the gun sections and in immc-
dla;e support of them. The other COM
panies of this battalion Maj. Iie slar's,
will be IN technical support of the ar
tllery. The second battalion, Maj. ca
mara'S. viii DE used as the reserve, be.
ing kept 200 yards to the rear of the
supporting force. The guns are Hight
and will not necesSitat" any horses for
their manipulation. There will be prac-
| tice at the longest range possible and
the pieces will be moved up under the
cover of the rifle fire, until they have
reached the most effective range, and
then there will be n charge of the in
| fantry force. which will conclude the
practice. This will give to spectators
a maniiicent display of the regiment in
action. as the surrounding hills will
| form natural amphtheatre for the
battle.
The handling of the regiment will be-
judged by the regular army officers sta
toned here and there will be "A decision
rendered as to the effect of the fire of
the regiment. All arrangements have
! been made for the entertainment OF the
guests of the regiment, and the display
Will be one of the most spectacular that
! has ever been attempted by the locd,
militia.
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