New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-30
BATTLE AT FORT RILEY i.
ARMY WAR GAME CONDUCTED IN
FIERCE STORM.
ATTACK or THE BROWN" FORCE RE
PULSED BY THE "BLUES'-A LlNhLA
ARTILLERY DUEL.


Fort RiIev. Kan. Sept. 2s-Msrching oTer
eorgy field swept frequent intervals oy bnn"liI3
rain driven by forty milo gale. the men OF me
,nanpuvre division Of the army earned out 1helt
DAYS programme in splendid style me ""'N
was without flaw and At the close OF the DAY
the umplres declared it the most satisfactory IN
certai1ing that has been carried out in the ma
noeuvres.
In working out the problem of he day II vas
presumed that the Bue force. with headquarters al
Abilene Kan. was operating against Brown
force advancing from the east division OF the
latter was presumed 10 have already reached
Stockdale. Ka1.
Colonel George e Rodney. Of the artillery corps
was In command Of the Blues. ana Was cannIed
on the bank OF the Republican River on the Fort
Riley reservation. His command comprised the
9Th Battalion of engineers. acting as infantry
the 18th 10Th and 2Sth Batteries of field artillery
and the 1st Squadron Of the 9Th Cavalry.
The plan Of the day for Colonel Rodney was to
make demonstration in force toward Stockoaie
TO gain information of the enemy said 10 De ABOUT
ten thousand strong The Brown division. which
was supposed to be encamped near Stockdaie was
under the COMMAND Of Colonel James Miller OF 'ls
I'd Infantry. 1t reported I" toiohel Mll'e' ''
the command Of Colonel Rodney VS. moving north
by way the Fort Riley Reservation lie aeeiueo
10 attack and capture the Blue enemy, If posslpi.
at least drive the enemy from his direct llle
of retreat through Junction City
The troops left the camp at $50 O'Clock and thirty
1r1and Of Captain Barber Of The 9Th Cavalry. were
svreeping northHard. covering front II nearly IN"
miles The Blues gained an advantage Al Hrsi ny
Selling Mars Hill the highest nai.- on t's TtSer-
walton II was in the direCt I-s = advance. ana
was zoo strong positic. . = sca--C--S1- L Vas
therefore determined 4 hold = ----E- one COM
snand of the Sth Cavai-y vs. --S------'Sa on tle
southern slope and advance ~ - - = ihe sum
init where it was employed - infantry. 4 ="
minutes later Na-sh-s Battery came rushing mead
long through the hizh grass The horses urged
10 their utmost speed and the wheels Of the car
riages frequently bounded foot from the ground
the battery dashed into position on the crest II
was ready for action in marvelously short space
Of time and then ensued wait Of nearly forty
minutes before any Of the Browns made their ap-
pearance. Glasses were trained on the horizon To
the north. and Captain F.arber with his scouts
pushed straight to the front, believing that the
main force OF the Browns would be developed in
that direction.
ARTILLERY COMES INTO ACTION
Instead Of operating in front however. Colonel
Miller marching around the right flank
of the Blues and endeavorins 70 gain ther
Now and then The horizon forms ABOUT
half the size or pin could he seen These
were the Brown scouts working in toward
the right flank and Of the Blues. Three
times Marsh's Battery changed front on the crest
and finally detachment of Brown infantry
appeared on 2 crest a nile away, the battery
wheeled more. this time to the right and
opened 2 heavy fire the advancing infantry .
No attempt made 10 use the batteries with
any rapidty Of FIRE. II simply designed tn let
the enemy know that he seen and was where
the batteries could riddle him il they were so ols-
posed. The umpires always figure that 4 battery
IS used at maximum efficiency. and decide
points accordingly. Despite the fact that the guns
were worked slowly, as compared with actual war
fare the shots came with considerable raplultE
Suddenly. while Narsh's Battery pounding
the thin line the Browns lying fat upon the
ridge a mile away. there came an answering flash
from the hill one mile in the rear Of the Browns
II their artillery in action in their support; A
lively artillery duel continued between the bat
ports Of ''T the scinch rfies the sharp crack Of ne
scouts OF the opposing forces were coming INTO
The battalion of engineers acting as Blue infan-
the right Of the battery where the Browns were ERE
grass Their advance was cleverly made, and every
gas Which hides a man effectuaiy When ad-
vances made in line over ground deyold 70 q
eated Tbn ifrhf Brown Khaki Uniform proved de-
cided advantage over the blue. a man clad in the
latter is visible instantly while the dust co.ored
Khaki cloth renders its wearer much more difficult
TO distinguish.
THE BROWN ATTACK REFUSED
The Brown line advanced steadily. spreading out
to the left as it came and in few minutes the
line was thrown solarely across the Blue lire Of
retreat The engineer battalion kept up a rafting
fire but was no4 able 10 prevent the Browns from
obtaining q position from which they directed a
heavy fire at the Blue artillery. 1t was posi-
sion such have caused the destruction Of
the battery and the umpires decided thar II had
Through the grass. keeping up their fire without
the hard pressed engineer battalion, which was
cIinging desperately TO its work Company d Of
punging into ne fight on the flank Of the en-
The latter were speedily driven back and Com
pany A of the 4th cavalry was captured. The line
of retreat was reopened. but the Browns were
coming up so strongly toT second attack thar
situation 1t was finally decided that the forces
zion of the manoeuvre would simply mean close
range fighting and az u o'clock the de-
To-morrows problem is TO be the attack and
defence of convoy The latter Will consist of
the day viii be one Of the most interesting of the
The weather tonight is about as desperate for
field work well be imagined. A cold wind
IS blowing al the rate OF forty miles an hour from
the north and there frequent showers Of heavy
rain. changing at times into sieet.
1st and ID Infantry, arrived in the afternoon and
went into camp battalion Of Colorado troops
service. also arrived late in the afternoon
The greatest pains have been taken by General
Bates TO make the manuuvres interesting and in
present. Every morning they ride out 10 a
Der the guidance OF Captain William NJ Wright
who has maps and plans explaining everything
tage TO the National Guard it will be the fault
OF General kates or his officers
ON Governor Stanley OF Kansas is
pected visit the camp. He will he at the
railroad station by battalion OF the 18th Infantry
end escorted 10 camp Lieutenant Colonel Rohs-
hon. the Russian military attache at Washington
IS also expected TO arrive tomorrow.
TAKEN or CHARGE OF EHBEZZLEuEST
Frederick w Menken thrty-four years old q,
No. l.75l Amsterdam-ave.. Manhattan was locked
up in the Adams-st. police station. BROOKLYN last
night on a charge of embezzement The charge