Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-12-28

I'N'N' HcSt SIdl.lnthlS SdNOI
strongly of the Irish bull, but there
are Il number of officers of the Ma
tional Guard of Hawaii who will sub
, tantiatc them.
The war game, technically known
as map maneuvers, which il being
taught TO the militia officers by Cap
tain w. o. Johnson, U. s. A. inspec-
of the National Guard
of Hawaii, Is proving of absorbing in
torest to the men who command the
Territorial forces, and. what Is more,
II Is providing such exciting evenings
that there are times when the Off
GERS have to pull themselves together
TO determine whether men are really
dropping all round them, so realistic
are the lessons" on the big war map
now being worked on, which marks
every orchard, every field and every
dcfile of the country round Fort Lea
venworth, Kansas. The Reds and the
Blues are still fighting with varying
success. and thereby hangs this tale.
The story is woven round the do
ings of lieutenant I'm the National
Guard of Hawaii, who. during the war
game loses his identity for obvious
reasons. and becomes Lieutenant T."
Now Lieutenant played prom
'nent part In the map maneuvers a
few weeks ago, but. In the opinion
Of his superior officers of the Red
forces, he overlooked his hand In one
important particular. What did they
do to him? Why, they court martial
ci him at the next school night, and
Lieutenant z is hardly able now to
tell Just where the joke lies.
To understand the matter it's ne
cessary to see the exact situation that
confronted the dashing lieutenant on
The morning of the fight. Here is an
exact copy of the situation" as given
out by Instructor Captain Johnson:
The Situation.
MAP MANEUvER NO. .. (PATRoL-
LING)
Fort Leavenworth Map" to 1 mile.
GENERAL SITUATION:-16 Nov. II.
Red troops still hold Fort Leaven-
worth.
Colonel A. (Blues) has moved his
regiment from the vicinity Of Kickapoo
10 point near Boiling. (Note-Bol-
ing Is about miles south of 13D.
SPECIAL SITUATION:-Red.
Early on the morning of Nov. 10th,
Colonel Y. commanding at Fort Lea
Venworth, summons Lieut.. z. and
gives him the following order:
1T Is reported that the Blue regi-
ment, known to have been in Boiling
Tor the last couple of days, has been
reinforced, by rail from the south
west"
rake platoon of your company,
move out via Hancock Ave.-6S-5O
and thence southwest toward 1872 and
!3oling, ascertain strength and pre-
sent whereabouts of the enemy. Drive
back all hostile patrols met"
(Note-The main Red outpost line
extends from Pope Hill to T. and
thence northward. Detached posts at
"A, u. S. Pen. and Circus Hill. I'm
Ger new Inf. ID. r. remember there
are four platoons to each Co. of Inf. }
Lieutenant Y did some fine and
'1ncy work with his patrol, but any
ohicer who can keep pace with Cap
tain Johnson's rapid fire questions is
going some" and the lieutenant
slipped cog.
Let Farmer Go.
when you come to the cross roads
here" said Captain Johnson, placing
mis- pointer on a spot on the map, "yoI
inet an old farmer jogging toward
ieaVenworth In a rattletrap wagon
bis horse half asleep and he read
ing newspaper. What did you do?"
"Why err" hesitated Lieutenant z,
Il asked him where he was going"
What did he say?"
He said, I'm going to town. What
gre you fellers doing round here?'"
And you answered."
Il told him we were scouting"
rs that all YOU did,"
yes. ! guess that's ALL"
Now Lieutenant Y and his patrol
got into all sorts of scrapes, and aft
or losing several men finally retreated
to a railroad cut.
What are you going to do now?"
asked the captain.