The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-22
TROOPS TOO JEALOUS
SOLDIERS CLIMBED HAYSTACkS TO
GAIN VANTAGE POINTS.
Did Something That Was Not the
Program NINE. and Therefore Gained
Nothing by IL.
FIERCE IMAGINARY BATTLES
HAVOC WOULD HAVE BEEN AWFUL
IL FIGHTING WAS REAL.
Sharp Engagement Between Nebras-
kans and Regular CavaIry-Kansas
Brigade Cut i'm Two.
FIERCE IMAGINARY BATTLES
HAVOC WOULD HAVE BEEN AWFUL
IL FIGHTING WAS REAL.

FORT RILEY. Kan. Oct. 21.-Five States
against the United States and practically
an even break all around was the result of
the army exercises to-day. The military
situation for the day that each detach-
ment of state troops should take up de-
fensive position and there await the attack
of force of regular troops against it, In
each case the attacking party was the ad-
vance OF imaginary army. The Iowa
regiment took its place on the Ogden flats
and was there attacked by the Tenth Cav
airy, which drew off after spirited action
without penetrating the line of the men
from the Hawkeye State. who were well
handled by their officers What might have
happened when the hypothetical main body
came in contact with the defenders is some
thing that can only be guessed at As it
was. however, the regulars did not get
through. Texas also neld its own.
The Missouri regiment took position on
the hills north of the camp. where it with
ty-first Infantry. The advance was run
back to the main line, but the umpires
stopped the fight before it came to a ques-
broke through the lines
the first place General Hughes's two regi-
ments were confronted with the topograph-
zeal features, which were against them and
favored the advancing force more than was
the case with the troops of the other
States. Owing to these obstacles, which
the Kansas men were called upon to con-
front. the Eighth Cavalry succeeded i'm
forcing their way through the center of
the Kansas brigade. General Hughes
brought up his support promptly. and made
the umpires called the thing off lust as il
was getting To be "a mighty pretty fight,
with the final result in anybody's favor.
One OF the most spectacular fights of the
day was between the Second Nebraska and
the Fourth Cavalry. which was terminated
by the state troops holding their ground,
always saving what might have been done
to them by that terrible imaginary main
body, which was supposed TO be coming up
behind the advance of the attacking force
The Nebraskans We're posted on the high
ground northwest of the camp. Their cen-
ter. under Captain Mackin hastily con-
structed rifle pits. The right was under
Colonel Mcdonnell and the left under Major
Phelps. The Nebraska scouts brought In
information of the advance of the attacking
force long before il was in sight, and when
IL came they were ready for il, but they
were not looking for IL i'm the direction from
which ii was made \ heavy force of cav
airy was sent out into the open on the right
of the Nebraska position to draw the fire of
the intrenched troops and of two guns of the
Seventh Field Artillery. What was done to
that exposed force would have been awful IL
the fighting had been the real thing, but
while this was going on, over crest directly
in front of the main Nebraska position came
a heavy force of dismounted cavalry.
They opened vicious fire and pushed
home upon the line i'm beautiful style, the
State troops returned as hot a fire as they
received and the conflict was as a pretty
thing of its kind as could be lima gned when
suddenly the umpires galloped along the
line calling for halt. Some of the COM
batants in their zeal TO get at their enemy
better had climbed upon some hay stacks
10 obtain a better position from which to
fire. Climbing hay stacks is forbidden in
Fl Riley warfare, and the thing was de-
clared of.
Tomorrow the exercises will comprise the
deployment of the entire division against an
imaginary enemy. Lieutenant General
Young arrived at the camp late this after
noon and will remain for "A few days. Gen
| Ian Hamilton. of the British army. was also
expected. but will not come until tomorrow
next day