The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-19

with incidental suggestions of bridge,
and are played by officers OF both
services nnder the observation of nm.
pires. who decide which side wins.
In this kind of seq game it may be
battle that Is represented Or 10
may be the blockading of one or more
ports by a fleet. Or. again. 1t may be
a series Of strategical maneuyers with
a definite object in view. One side
always is the enemy and the game
usually lasts at least three or four
DAYS. It is played on two maps, just
| alike. which show the scene Of opera
lions. But a curtain is hung between,
80 that the players on one side shall,
save for guessing, be unaware of the
moves and plans OF the players on the
other side
In this day battles are fought ont
with as much seriousness and atten-
ton to details as II they were real
ones. In the war game on land, SINH
larry PLAYED upon maps, 1t is the same
way-only that the wooden blocks
| represent brigades, regiments, com
panies. squadrons Of horse, and sup
ply or baggage trains. All of the
blocks are made on the same scale
as the maps, 50 as TO occupy the same
proportionate space as would be taken
up on an actual landscape by bodies
OF troops. Their size indicates the
brigade, company. or what not, and
their color shows the arm" of sery-
| ice. For example. a yellow block
would mean cavalry ard a blue one
infantry.
With such ingenuity is the idea car
ried out that all the details of a bat
tie may be clearly shown. Little hands
| laid on top OF the blocks show in what
direction the troops are marching AT
the moment; and small counters SINH
larry placed indicate the condition OF
the men. II they are firing. arrows
in front of the blocks show the di.
rectiOn of the fire; and glance al
1 the color OF a block, Of course, tells
whether il is artillery fire or rife fire
/ II is even made obvioas what kind of
/ shot is being employed by the can
uon-whether shell or shrabnel
II is. indeed. quite wonderful The
umpire. who alone is permitted to
see what is being done on both sides
OF the curtain, can see at any time
not only the formation and position
OF the forces of the antagonists. but
also the losses they have sustained
the degree OF WEAKNESS Of the troops
and the amount Of ammunition they
have expended. The number Of killed
and wounded on each side he himself
estimates. recording this item by
means n colored pegs stuck into the
map.
The war college, where this wal
game Is carried on. belongs to whal
is called the third division of the gen
eral STAFF Of the army. It's president
Is Gen. Thomas H. Barry, and its sec
rotary is Mai. Samuel Reber. sonin
law of Gen. Miles 1t is a school for
the higher instruction Of selected off
GERS. who. by reason Of their eXcep
,ional cleverness and ability, woulC
be likely. in case Of an out
break OF war to be picked on
for sl<fapid -pronlotion TO fhigi
4 comufaads IN asiesA porafy ~ htsdl,
orpanized Volunteer serVlce 2 Fsobof'
i1ower in rank than a captain OF highe
than a MAJOR Is aeespted a. q snnh
The studies they take np including
the war game. all relate to militar!
problems OF kinds which are more o
b less likely to arise in the event o
. trouble between the United States AM
some foreign power.
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