The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-28
BULLETS FIND A BILLET.
GOOD MAUKMANsuIr MARKS
MANOA MANEuvEus.
Militia Gains Laurols and Experience
ln the sham Battlc-Wot Night Ends
In Fine Days Work.

Nearly 5000 rounds of ammunition
were fired at the sham battle of the
National Guard Sunday the majority OF
them finding "a billet bon the canvas
strips that marked the position of the
supposed enemy.
The maneuvers We're pronounced to be
highly satisfactory by the officers of the
National Guard, the expert spectators
and judges from Camp Mckinley. Two
hundred and seventy men turned out
despite the threatening weather and
while camp routine was not frgidly adj
hered to and the men We're somewhat
limited I'm movement by the field pieces
being unavoidably left behind and also
10y the lantana on the field, the day was
pronounced instructive and valuable.
The start was made at a little after
eight o'clock Saturday evening, the boys
being carried to College Hills by the
from Alapai street. on leaving the cars
the men EXPERIENCED "a trip that made
the lighted tents, dry straw and hot ra-
tiOns of the camp all the more welcome
II was wet up the valley road and il
was wet across lots. the way the CONS
panies We're led "by file" by the guides.
Some of the heavier burdened ones fell
by the wayside from the narrow trail
between taro patches and were res
Cued by their comrades.
The moon struggled TO throw light
through transforms all night but inside
the tents all was snug and merry Lax
ity i'm the matter of lights was allowed
and guitars and ukueles and banios,
with song and story made the
valley resound until a late hour. The
necessary sentris had the hardest time
of it, despite their protecting ponchos,
and were glad to change places with the
a 81 q N
tired set of men but the camp cooks all
had additions to the plain camp rations
and the boys were soon themselves
again.
II was a doughboys battle in the alb
sence of the field pieces and the ma
neuvers were confined to infantry tao
tics. At nine thirty battalion drill
showed up well with i62 men i'm the
first and 105 in the second battalion.
During this time the target squad set
up the posts and stretched the canvas
at the supposed entertainments of the
enemy, a large rock breaking the range
Of the bullets that found the mark.
The contour of the country decided
the movement as a thanking one and the
combined assault was made from all
three sides simultaneously the men be
ing disposed as follows: The extreme
right to Major Zeigler with Companies
f. CAPTAIN Johnson and IL, Captain Ma
bora Hipa. Major Camara, with his
battalion, composed Of G Company,
Captain Wilcox, b Company, Captain
Winant, and . Company Captain Con
salves, took care of the left, while the
center was carried by Colonel j. w
Jones with Company A, Captain KLEIN
me and II. under command of Lieuten-
ant Travens.
VoHey fire with rush tactics from
cover by companies, ten yards being
gained each time. cut down the range
from 700 to $50 yards. when the tactics
wee changed to platoon firing at win;
the officers watching the effects Of the
fire through glasses at the various
ranges
Lantana stopped the advance at 100
yards and the rest of the ammunition
was used at target practice at that
range. The whole of the firing was ele-
waited owing to the nature of the coun-
try and at the end the supposed block
house represented by the muslin around
the rCck was found to be perforated like
a sieve both by center and flank fiiiHG.
Major Zeiglers battalion fired steadily
but towards the end Major CanIara's
men gained the superiority. Com |
pany had the largest turnout win col
men. Captain MAdory and Lieutenant
Hancock u. S. A. adjudged a competi- |
tive drill in the afternoon wh.ch was |
won by the native company.
Major Cooper and Caotaln Garvin |
looked after the hospital end of nc
affair but no serious calls were made |
upon the services of the corps. The re- |
turn was made before dusk last even. |
ing the day having proved enjoyable |
and satisfactory to men and of, eTs |
alike.