Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-09-08
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ENJOYS MANEUVERS
An Interesting Account by Member
of Company of the Recent Man
euver Camp and the Part Taken by
That Company.

4 nat company
Those who are interested in the
Militia will be glad to learn that the
Maneuver camp, from which the
boys returned last week was decid
ed success. The instruction of the
officers ard men began with practi'
cal illustrations of how to pack equip
ment. roll blankets and shelter tents
and entrain.
The ride to Cosgrove was very
much enjoyed by everyone, especially
those who had not made the trip be-
fore. Stops were made at Hunting
/ ton for supper, The Dalles for break
last. and Portland tor dinner.
J Every member or the company de-
serves special credit for his help in
keepng the company Geportment at
IT'S very best WHINE enroute, and
from the way they stuuled their drill
manuals it was evident they intend
ea to give a good account OF them
selves IN the engagements that fol-
lowed. because OF the length ana
weight OF the train the engineer was
unable to keep up with his schedule
and was several hours late to Cos
grove and the men were compelled
TO stay in the cars all that night.
About six o'clock the next morning
they detrained in good order and
proceeded to make camp and it was
indeed inspiring to see how well
the boys worked together, there be-
ing only two or thee that tried to
shirk. Excepting those two or three
everyone seemed trying to 40 a little
more tnan everyone else.
Inc tents all up and the grounds
ponced, the oIllcers we're Summoned
20 headquarters ana each one gwen
map OF the country and an idea
or the real object OF the camp. Lieut..
rales, the regular army ofIicer oetal-
ed with the regiment as instructor,
gave the officers some very valuable
suggestions about advising their non
CONS. and privates OF what they
were trying to do, with the result
mat where his suggestions were fol-
lowed the enlisted men were as in
terested in the moves as the officers
who were responsible for them.
For most of the men the most in
teresting part of the camp was the
fight that came off every DAY. There
was a different problem every day
and to receive the problem the COM
panies would march to a designated
station at the time set and the cap
tains would report their companies
and as soon as all was in readiness
the umpires distributed the problems
to the officers and the commanding
officer would give the necessary or
ders for the solving of the problem
as he saw it.
The first maneuver in which Co. l
participated was, Rear Guard and Oc-
cupation of Defensive Position by
Battalion. The Idaho National Guard
was known as the Red Army and
the Washington National Guard was
known as the Blue Army.
The situation for the Reds was
this: A Red infantry regiment was
mobilizing south Of the Nisqually liv.
er, near Longfords. A Blue infantry
regiment was mobilizing north of
american Lake,
Major Lewis had been sent with
a battalion of the Red regiment
companies G, L and Ito a point
known as 16I to reconnoIter. While
at l6l he learned from his patrols of
the approach OF hostile force esti-
mated superior to his own. At the
same time the Major received mes |
sage from his regimental commander, !
stating that the remainder or the
regiment was advancing from Long
lords and directing him to take UP
a position near station 164 and re-
sist any advance of the enemy until
the arrival of the regiment,
The major Immediately sent Co,
G. out as rear guard and gave orders
for the other two companies TO move
back near the station l64 and assume
a defensive position. The companies
moved as directed and took posi-
tion on slight rise of ground partly
covered with timber and overlooking
a flat about 500 yards across and in
about 20 minutes the fun began. The
Blue advance guard came in sight
and started out across this open flat
Just as the Reds hoped they would.
The next thirty minutes wera in
deed interesting and when cease fir