The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-08
HEAVY GUN
SHAM FIGHT
National Guard In
Big Practice
Camp.
Will. SPEND DAY
AT NANAKULI
Fire Upon an Eutrenched Enemy
to Be Gauged by Judges of
the Battle.
- RACTICE in battle with small
arms and artillery will! be the fall


arms and artillery will! be the fall
maneuver which Is laid out for
| the First Regiment of the National
Guard of the Territory. The species of
sham battle which is to be used as the
basis of the outing of the troops, will
be new one, and will be more elabor-
ate than any other which ever was
given here.
The sham battle viii be against an
entrenched foe, there being representa-
tions Of men standing, kneelng and ly-
ing in trenches. placed in an advan-
tageous position. and the attack of the
army. of which the various companies
of the regiment will be the component
parts. will be made according to the
rules of such assaults. While there
has been no actual decision made as to
time or place, it is now expected that
the outing Of the troops will be taken
November 2nd and srd, and that the
place chosen will be NanakuE valley
near Waianae. Final choice win be
made Sunday, when Col. jones' 1t
Col. Mccarthy and others of the regi-
ment viii visit the proposed field of
battle for the final consideration
There are many considerations which
enter into the proposition. Not the
least Is the matter of the cost of the
transportation of the men and the sup
plies TO the place chosen for the site
of the camp This will include as well
the supply of horses for the handling OF
the guns and the pieces themselves.
which cost something in the way of
transportation. With the small appro-
priation at the command Of the regi-
ment IT is necessary that all these mat
ters be given full and careful consid-
Grafton and that any decision that is
made shall be in the light Of what is
to pay.
The plan for the camp will be to make
it holiday turnout. Thus the men
will be taken down to the site of the
camp on trains on Saturday afternoon,
in time to permit of all the necessary
duties being performed before the com
ing of the night. Everything will be
in readiness for the soldiers, There will
have been squads of men at work pre-
pairing the tents, the company streets
and the kitchens and other necessaries
against the coming of the soldiers.
The entire camp will be under canvas.
In addition the squads will have pre-
pared the enemy in the shape of the
Notifications. and the figures of the
supposed defenders. For this purpose
there will be placed dummies In all the
positions of defenders of trenches.
There will be some slight rife pits, and
the whole will be SO placed as to make
it natural defensive position.
The reason for the proposed choice
of the Nanakuli valley IS that in IL
there is nothing bat few cattle which
might suffer from the bursting OF shells
or the scattering fire. At the same time
the high cliffs all about the valley Of
fer a chance for observers to keep be-
hind the guns and yet have a view Of
the work Of the fire. The plan will be
to have the army move up the valley
in force, stopping at various distances
FOR the purpose of unlimbering and fir
ing upon the fertilization. This will
give to the men and officers alike prac-
tice in computing distances and firing
at elevations. There will be then sup
porting fire from the companies which
will be unmounted. so that there vii!
be present IN the sham battle every
arm Of the service except the cavalry
which from the very situation of the
enemy would be impossible of use.
The plan of the commanding officers
now is 70 take for use the practice OF
the men the Driggs-Schroeder nine
FOUNDER guns. These are the heaviest
pieces in the local armament. and are
magnificent arms. the only possible
reason why they may not be taken be-
ing the fact that their great weight
may make them too unwieldy. The sec
ond pieces are the Hotchkss Two
FOUNDERS, and these are sure to be IN
the armament of the attacking force
The Maxims and Gatlings will not be
ICo,.Jr,aA on mage a.