Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-03
CADETS ARE
DOING THING
Military Organization of State G,
legc Has Been Busy During
the Past Week.

During the past week the Sta
College cadet corps has been makir
a remarkable showing. When IL
horse show was in progress the C
diets marched through town ar
formed on East Main street. At IL
signal when the street had bee
cleared, Colonel linus marched II
regiment down Main street in D;
radc in columns or companies. Liel
tenant p. J. Hennessey, 18th Ca,
airy, u. S. A., the new eommandan
reviewed the regiment as it passe
the Pullman State Bank.
The band played the Washingto
state march and as the colum
marched down the street, one wa
impressed, not only by the appear
ance and bearing of the cadets VIII
received high praise from the spec
tators, but also by the respect am
reverence which the town peopl
showed in standing at attention ant
saluting, by uncovering, when tn
national colors passed by.
The column marched on arounC
the block and the first battalion ant
band, in command Of Lieutenant Eek
lined up on one side of Main stree
while Major G. l.. linus formed the
second battalion on the other side
and facing the first. The band play
ed several selections while the horse
show continued in the street be.
tween the lines of cadets and as soon
as the horse parade was over the
regiment reformed and marched back
to the college.
Have Sham Battle.
Lieutenant Hennessey worked in a
novel scheme to make up few
drills ana last Saturday took the
regiment out for practice march of
four hours. Forming a column with
advance flank and rear guards, the
regiment went out through the col
lege farm and marched for about a
mile, where a Commute halt was
made. They then continued to march
to the north and west and in the
course Of an hour or SO, halted again.
Here the real work was taken up.
Lieutenant Colonel Eek taking Com
panies B. G. and d and marching
ahead to take up a vantage point and
act as "the enemy" to stop the adj
yancing columns.
Colonel linus, commander of the
remainder. consisting of the advance
guard of the first battalion, and also
the second battalion, with his flank
and rear guards, under Major c. l..
linus. When the enemy had been
given a half hour start, the main
body again resumed the march. con-
tinuing west to the Northern Paci-
fic track, and turning north before
any alarm was caused. Here a mes
senger was sent back and reported
having seen an armed man, probably
an enemy and within few minutes,
came another messenger saying that
an armed party was concealed be-
hind rocks commanding the defile
and bridge. Here the firing began
and the failure of the support of the
advanced guard to deploy a skirmish
would have cost them heavily, had
it been a real war.
Company e hurried across the
bridge and deployed as skirmishers
but advanced without the occasional
halts and lying down. Company F
formed the left flank of the main
body. They made the mistake of
in column under fire, but
soon formed properly and endeayor-
ed to keep under cover The right
flank, consisting of company G. UNI
der Lieutenant LaFollette, formed
under cover and advanced in line of
skirminsers, surprising the enemy's
flank and compelling them to fall
back for reinforcements This was re-
garded as the cleyerest bit of work of
the day Reinforced by the whole fir
ing line, the enemy swept everything
before it and the defeated ranks of
the main army, were compelled to
retreat to a sheltered place and re-
form under cover.
Lieutenant Hennessey, who is
graduate of the U. s. Infantry and
school, and of the IT, s. Army
signal school, and who was on an
elevation, whore he could observe
the whole maneuver, now came down