The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-11
GREAT SHAM BATTLE
On KAIMUK| HEIGHTS
Regulars Unite With Militia in Useful War
OriII---Decsion of Honors is Dependent
on Hypothetical Points.

Kaimuki was yesterday morning the
scene of a lively sham battle, in which
United States regulars and Hawaiian
militia We're united in each of the two
opposing forces. If, for reasons that
will be apparent from this report, The
combat was not decisive of honors be-
yond dispute, it was at least highly in
structive to the rival commands and
their respective officers.
The event was a maneuver planned
out beforehand by Captain Nichols,
commanding officer of the United
States Coast Artillery at Camp Nc
Kinley, and Col. J. w. Jones. COM
manding the National Guard of Ha-
wall These, accompanied by other
officers rode up to the place where the
forces came first into contact and
thence to the ridge of Telegraph Hill,
from whence perfect view OF the
whole field was obtainable, to observe
the movements. and when the naneu-
vers were completed the recall assem-
bly, was sounded and the reviewing off,
GERS returned to the encampment in
Kapiolani park.
SCHEME OF BATTLE.
It had been arranged the previous
day that 1t. Col C. w. zeigler, N. G.
H, should lead one column of troops
by the road on the outside of Diamond
Head and take up a certain position,
while Major Thomas E. Wall, N. G. H.,
should lead another column by a route
inside of Diamond Head and attempt
| to capture the position. The orders
posted at headquarters gave this 3i-
rection after detailing the different
commands:
Upon contact the columns will take
up battle formation and attack"
1t. Col. Zeigler's column was COM
posed of the 92nd Co, U. S. Coast Ar
tilIery, and Cos. D, E, F and I. Ma
tional Guard of Hawaii. 1t was de-
signated the Blues"
| Major WalPs column consisted of the
| 29th Co, U. S. Coast Artillery, and
Cos A. B, c, G and Fl. Its designa-
| tl0n was the trays
There was a stipulation in the arti-
| cles of war that the "Blues" should
start from camp forty-five minutes be-
fore the "Grays." According to the
map as scaled by Col. J. II. Soper the
route outside of Diamond Head is three
miles less $50 feet in distance, while
the route inside is a trifie less than
a mile Hence the handicap allowed
Zeigler's column.
SIGNAL CORPS APPEARS.
About SIS the Advertisers war cor
respondent emerged upon Diamond
Head road from the lane that passes
the front of Leahi Hospital for Incur
abIes. A stone wall on the left of the
lane going out proved later to be the
very position Zeiglers column aimed
to occupy, but at the time mentioned
there was not a sight or sound Of
troops. In a few moments, however,
four men were observed rounding a
bend 300 yards down the inside route.
They advanced rapidly up the hill and
were soon recognized as Capt J. Fl.
Thompson, Lieut.. Gus Rose and two
others The captain carried furled
flag and paused a moment as he gave
the newspa perman the information
that his party was Major Walls signal
corps. Then the party debouched into
the thicket and within ten minutes
were seen scaling the precipitous slope
on the rear end of Diamond Head era
ter Capt Sam. Johnson heading the |
advance guard of Co. F came over |
the ridge from the outside route. This !
had done most of the way in |
double quick time and the captain gave |
2s minutes as the time made from |
Campbells gate.
SKIRMISH OF SCOUTS.
1t. Col. ZeigIer. arriving soon after
with the main body, confirmed Co. F
in the position it had taken behind the |
stone wall and close TO the right of
the main road. a few men occupying |
the left roadside in a ditch screened /
with bushes The 92nd Artillery COM
pany. commanded by Lieut. CARRIER, |
was placed on the extreme right. Co.
I of Wailuku, under Capt. Bal. was
given position between the regulars
and Co. 2. the entire right from the
road having the stone wall for a
oreastwork Co. D Of HiIo. under Capt.
Fatter. guarded the left in the scrub
thicket of the foothills. its right be-
ing against a barbed wire fence.
While this disposition Of the Blues"
vas being made. sharp firing began on
he summit of the crater ridge between
-wo scouting parties. 1t. Col. ZeigIer
1ad sent a detail of 15 men under 1t
3lackman Of Co. F to occupy the ridge